This paper estimates the effect of FDI and remittances on economic growth in South Asia using an aggregate production function model. Time series data from 1976 to 2010 for India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is used to create the panel data. Time series properties of the panel data are...

In this paper the extent of international fragmentation of production in Italian manufacturing industries for the years 1985, 1995 and 2000 is assessed with different indicators. The objective is to determine where fragmentation is most prevalent and to provide a description of the key...

The analysis presented in this paper shows that in countries with relatively high wages risk-averse fi rms operating in perfectly competitive markets will reduce production of commodities with high uncertainty of demand. Such commodities will be produced mainly in countries having suffi ciently...

How are countries’ long run growth rates and employment levels affected by the international specialization of production? This paper presents an endogenous growth model where goods are produced in “modern” and “mature” sectors, which differ in the rate of knowledge accumulation and in...

The paper focuses on the question of how labor market regulations can affect a country’s competitive position in international trade and international trade patterns. The analysis shows that differences in labor market flexibility between countries affect their competitive positions in...

This paper reviews the empirical literature using a gravity model to assess the impact on trade of Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) and provides a critical analysis of the choices made to carry out the estimations. With respect to the effectiveness of PTAs, the main result that emerges from...

The rising importance of China as a major U.S. trading partner is the most important change in the international specialization pattern of the U.S. over the last decade. Using a multi-dimensional approach and a detailed dataset, we analyze the evolution over time of the trad relationship between...

We Develop An Intervention Model Based On Ju And Krishna’s Suffi Cient Condition For A Trade Reform Policy To Be Welfare Improving. The Welfare Improving Condition Requires That The Mean Value Of Net Imports Of A Country Evaluated At Post-Intervention Prices Be Higher Than That Before The...

On the basis of civil-liberty index and trade openness ratio ([export + import]/GDP), this empirical study makes use of time series data (1972-2001) to analyze the relationship between trade liberalization and civil liberty in Turkey. With the help of cointegration analysis, the study comes to...

As regards the thesis that the terms of trade between primary commodities and manufactured goods tended to deteriorate during the twentieth century, econometric analyses based on the Grilli-Yang series have not produced decisive results. Many of these have, however, one point in common: the...