This paper aims at analyzing the sectoral characteristics of South-South trade, looking in particular at the bilateral trade of Sub-Saharan African countries in the period 2000-2009. We first report the decomposition of each country?s export performance, identifying the contribution of foreign...

Relying on a three-country model of economic geography (one Northern and two Southern countries), this paper analyzes the effects of South-South regional integration on the location of industry inside the area. A comparison between different trading arrangements shows that in the absence of...

Relying on a model of new economic geography, this paper focuses on the relationship between trade policy and the economic conditions of take-off. We confirm notably in a trisectoral analysis that both unilateral trade liberalization and import substitution, while influencing the balance between...