Trade costs are often cited as an important determinant of the volume of trade. This paper provides enough evidences to ascertain that today's trade issues in Northeast Asia go beyond the traditional mechanisms of tariffs, and include behind-the-border issues. By estimating a modified gravity...

Open regionalism and integration between the world's two largest developing countries - the People's Republic of China (China) and India - in trade, investments and infrastructure development can foster outward-oriented development and economic and social benefits that could result in poverty...