is hard to reconcile with the fact that OECD-trade is for the most (and growing) part intraindustry trade (IIT). IIT is … necessarily labor demand. The paper proposes a model of trade-induced technology choice in which, contrary to many beliefs, IIT …

The Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA will increase import competition for some forest product industries in Alabama …

Foreign born people are uniquely qualified to stimulate trade between their present country of residence and the … country in which they were born. This study provides an empirical investigation of the link between migration and trade flows … for Sweden. Trade and migration data for Sweden and 180 partner countries between 2002 and 2007 are used to estimate an …

non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to trade as well as to encourage inward foreign direct investment, notwithstanding the Asian … customs tariff is the principal instrument of Korea's trade policy. It accords substantial and highly varied levels of … are designed to reflect the level and structure of tariffs. In addition, some non-tariff barriers to trade are discussed …

This paper examines to what extent Eastern Europe trade reorientation towards the West has been driven by market forces … versus policies for regional integration. Hierarchical cluster analysis based on bilateral trade intensity reveals the … convergence of regional trade structures to the pre- World- War II pattern. Estimates of the expected trade pattern of Eastern …

The bilateral trade flows between Canada and the US have grown rapidly in the 1990s. Are they evidence of an emerging … North American trading bloc? A gravity model of trade finds that while economic size and proximity can explain much of the … substantial trade between Canada and the US, the US bias in Canada’s merchandise trade has grown since the formation of the Canada …