This paper presents the first results of an ongoing research project that work with the microdata from COMEXT database to calculate the levels of intra-industry trade in manufactures between 1988 and 2011. The analysis provides data on the long-term evolution of this phenomenon and its breakdown...

Technical advances in retail banking have had profound repercussions for the competitiveness of individual firms and for the sector as a whole. This paper looks at the role played by new technological resources within the context of organizational change and the products and services offered by...