Recent theoretical and empirical literature on international trade has renewed our understanding of specialisation and competition, especially between developed and emerging economies. Specialisation operates at the level of varieties instead of product or sector-level. Furthermore, competition...

Des inquiétudes s’expriment fréquemment en Europe quant au risque d’une “fuite des cerveaux” vers l’étranger, en particulier vers les États-Unis. Les données des recensements américains de 1980 à 2006 nous permettent d’observer le phénomène, en distinguant les cohortes...

From 1950 to 1970, labour productivity levels converged between the United States – considered to be the global technological leader – Western European countries and Japan. But thereafter this process gradually became less marked before disappearing completely since the mid-1990s: while in...

Since 2000; international trade has been characterized by a strong demand for primary products; an acceleration of exports from large emerging countries and a rise in trade in services under the leadership of developed countries. How did European specialization evolve in such environment? Europe...

The first decade of the century was marked by increased migration inflows into numerous European countries. The ability of immigrants to integrate, as well as the ability of receiving countries to promote the equality of chances, has been at heart of vivid debates. However, in general, we lack...

One almost no longer speaks about them. Neither in international forums, where sound economic policies essentially mean structural reforms, enhanced competition, trade integration and financial supervision; nor in the public debate, except to assign them objectives which are mainly out of their...

This Letter du CEPII draws on the meeting of the fifth Asia-Europe Economic Forum held in Tokyo on 25 March 2010. The forum brought together a broad range of participants including policymakers, academic experts and private sector specialists. This year, the agenda focused on reforms, national...