This paper explores official trade data to identify patterns of smuggling in international trade. Our main measure of … interest is the difference in matched partner trade statistics, i.e., the extent to which the recorded export value in the … with the level of corruption in both partner countries. This finding supports the hypothesis that trade gaps partly …

increased bilateral trade and foreign direct investment flows and also from enhanced cohesion of negotiating positions in … international fora. Data presented show bilateral trade between Brazil and China surging after 2001 and China is now Brazil … the two countries has also significantly increased in recent years. Projections of future trade flows using current growth …

into the global economy through trade and FDI inflows, China is seen as primarily manufacturing-lead growth with India as … different comparative mode. That their bilateral closeness is deepening is evident in a number of areas. On the trade front …, India-China bilateral trade has increased by a factor of 33 between 1995 and 2007, and this growth has occurred at an …

(China) and India - in trade, investments and infrastructure development can foster outward-oriented development and economic …

This paper re-examines the relationship between trade intensity and business cycle synchronization for 21 OECD … capturing specialisation, financial integration, and similarity of economic policies. We confirm that trade intensity affects … similar impact on business cycle synchronization as trade intensity. Finally, we find that the effect of trade on business …