This survey of the recent literature asks: how important is trade policy for poverty reduction? We consider the effects …-level research, and case studies) supports the view that trade openness contributes greatly to growth. Moreover, trade openness does … not have systematic effects on the poor beyond its effect on overall growth. Trade policy is only one of many determinants …

China's sectoral trade composition, product quality mix, and import content of processing exports have all changed … substantially during the past decade. This has rendered trade elasticities estimated using aggregate data highly unstable, with more …

Since EU accession, trade flows have exhibited strong dynamics in Central-Eastern Europe (CEE). During the period … and imports have evolved in CEE countries over 2002-07 and econometrically derives their contribution to trade, with a … rising trade market shares, go a long way toward accounting for trade developments in CEE countries until 2007, pointing to …

financing have together moved commercial activities-trade and investment-to the center of China-Africa economic relations. While …

One of the most significant recent developments in world trade has been the entry of China into the World Trade … Organization (WTO). This paper examines the implications of China's WTO accession for India's trade, using both econometrics and …

This study considers the role of export diversification in determining trade outcomes during the global financial … trade model is adapted with trade diversification as an additional trade cost, and the model solution is empirically tested … significantly affect the resilience of Latin American countries’ trade during the global financial crisis - increasing the …