Continental trade blocs are emerging in many parts of the world almost in tandem. If trade blocs are required to … reduction of trade barriers against non-member countries. That may not be politically feasible. On the other hand, in a world of …

country – to China's catching up in global science to become a world leader in research publications and citations. Using a … networks that connect scientific discovery in China with the rest of the world. In co-authorship, diaspora researchers are over …This study examines the contribution of Chinese diaspora researchers – those born in China but working outside the …

determinants of the shares of major currencies in the reserve holdings of the world's central banks. Significant factors include … euro might in the future rival or surpass the dollar as the world's leading international reserve currency appears to …

), across countries, one budget period at a time. Under the two-part plan: (i) China, India, and other developing countries …