investigates how global value chain-related trade affects the export performance of manufacturing firms in South Africa. In … results confirm that global value chain-related trade is associated with a higher productivity premium compared with … traditional trade. However, within the categories of exporters, only the firms that trade in global value chain-related products …

This paper unveils a systematic pattern in the People's Republic of China's (PRC) processing trade. In a cross … relating the PRC's geographical location to its processing trade patterns. First, the PRC's processing exports are negatively …

This paper investigates if trade can help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of poverty … eradication using microeconomic and macroeconomic mechanisms and the effects of trade and trade policy on consumer prices … household may be lifted out of or pushed into poverty. The impacts of trade on growth and longer-term consequences of trade …

Trade in health products has been flourishing in recent years as the demand for better health has been growing … throughout the world. At the same time, trade in health products is hampered by substantive trade barriers. In this paper, we … availability of health-related products such as pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and medical equipment. The case for liberalizing trade …

exporting and growth performance in Kenya using time series data. Despite trade liberalization and export promotion policies …

product-specific trade resistance and geographically dispersed demand. The broad sectoral focus of Mozambique's industrial …

We investigate the effect of economic sanctions on trade flows in countries sharing a border with the sanctioned state …. On the one hand, trade models suggest that trade flows should decrease as sanctions disrupt trading routes and economic … ties with suppliers and customers. On the other hand, countries can circumvent trade restrictions by clandestinely …

How does international trade affect structural transformation in developing countries? We use data on sectoral … across geographical regions, with a difference in Sub-Saharan Africa, where international trade causes an increase in the …