This paper examines the trade participation of Bangladesh's manufacturing firms using a three-year panel. It … is a strong association between export performance and firm size, these two indicators have a positive impact on trade … participation at the intensive margin for firms of all sizes, and importing intermediates also have a positive impact on trade …

's changing structure of trade, FDI and economy that underlay policy changes. We argue that until the late 1990s Japan adopted a …-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on the one hand and on the bilateral trade relationship with the US on the other. Although the … Japan-US bilateralism sometimes resulted in "managed trade" and encountered negative perceptions of the US approach in Japan …

The sharp decline in trade volume and value during the current economic crisis has contributed to lower transportation … costs and reduced waiting times at border crossings, reducing the urgency of progress on trade facilitation. Meanwhile …, greater trade is expected to play a key role in recovery, and in sustaining growth afterwards. The crisis offers an excellent …

The global economic crisis has affected the East Asian economies via trade and investment. The export-led model which … Europe to regional and domestic demand. Regional trade integration has been market-led through production networks and … foreign direct investment (FDI). Since the proliferation of bilateral and plurilateral free trade agreements (FTA) and …

This paper explores the long-term challenges for trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) of the Association of … has also forged five major free trade agreements (FTAs) with its dialogue partners (People's Republic of China, India …. Econometric evidence suggests that (i) trade flows and inward FDI mutually reinforce each other, i.e., an increase in trade flows …