This paper examines the linkages between the trade of goods and financial assets. Do both flows behave as complements … macroeconomics, the empirical evidence has remained relatively scarce so far, in particular for the Euro area where trade and … from 2002-2012, to test the so-called trade-finance nexus. Since theoretical models stress that both flows might be …

vividly illustrated. This paper investigates how changes in trade linkages between China, Latin America, and the rest of the … and largest trading partners than to increased direct bilateral trade linkages boosted by the decade long commodity price … literature. -- China ; GVAR ; Great Recession ; emerging markets ; international business cycle ; Latin America ; trade linkages …

misalignments. Intra-regional trade - both with North Africa and the rest of the continent - together with greater orientation to …

diversification. -- Economic growth and international trade ; Heckscher-Ohlin ; multiple cones of diversification ; marginal product …

This paper extends the existing literature on FDI and wage inequality. We do this in two ways. Firstly, we incorporate … and vertical FDI. Secondly, after establishing the effects that inward investment has on wage inequality, we then analyse … has on this. We illustrate the important differences that horizontal and vertical FDI have on both wages and wage …

essential for a country's economic growth. Our hypothesis is that foreign-educated leaders attract more FDI to their country …. Our rationale is that education obtained abroad encompasses a whole slew of factors that can make a difference in FDI … significant determinant of FDI inflows, beyond other standard characteristics. While intuitive, this result does not necessarily …

evidence on the link of productivity and both exports and foreign direct investment (fdi) in services firms from a highly … – where the firms with the highest productivity engage in fdi while the least productive firms serve the home market only and … is evidence that firms with fdi are less productive than firms that export. -- exports ; foreign direct investments …