With China''s accession to the WTO in 2001, Russia is by far that organization''s most prominent nonmember. This paper … applies the gravity model to gauge whether this ""outsider"" status has been affecting Russia''s export structure. On the … various WTO procedures, although own-export restrictions could have a similar effect. The model points to Russia''s further …

through two channels. First, by reducing export income volatility and allowing for a smoother consumption path. Second, by … against future export income). Under plausibly calibrated parameters, the second channel may lead to much larger welfare gains …

diversification of the export sector. The latter, in turn, has been influenced by capital accumulation and economic growth. The growth … export expansion and its interaction with saving and investment …

The export performance of Sub-Saharan Africa has lagged behind that of developing countries in other regions for the … past two decades, and total export proceeds have fallen significantly since 1980. Many factors explain this outcome … new agricultural products and light manufactures could boost export earnings, but only if the region can compete …

This paper investigates the asymmetries in trade spillovers from sector-specific technology shocks in China to selected …

We extend the Global Projection Model (GPM) to include a separate block for China. China plays an important role in …) mean that a separate treatment of China allows for a better consideration of China, as well as how the rest of emerging …

This paper uses disaggregated trade data to assess how the expansion of China''s production capacity and its changing … production structure may be affecting its trade linkages with other countries. It finds that China is moving away from … components. In turn, China''s imports and exports have begun to delink, with increased domestic sourcing contributing to the …

This paper presents some facts on China’s role in the world economy and measures the impact of China’s growth on growth … suggest that spillover effects of China’s growth have increased in recent decades. Long-term spillover effects, estimated …

This paper evaluates the global welfare impact of China''s trade integration and technological change in a quantitative … ""balanced"" one in which China''s productivity grows at the same rate in each sector, and an ""unbalanced"" one in which China … magnitude larger welfare gains when China''s productivity growth is biased towards its comparative disadvantage sectors. We …