This paper unveils a systematic pattern in the People's Republic of China's (PRC) processing trade. In a cross … relating the PRC's geographical location to its processing trade patterns. First, the PRC's processing exports are negatively …

-than-container-load cargoes; poor dissemination of information about existing incentives and facilities; inadequate provision of trade and market … implement trade and industrial policies. The paper makes policy recommendations in five areas: endowments, market access …, logistics/trade facilitation, nontariff measures, and other cross-cutting policy issues. …

This paper investigates if trade can help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of poverty … eradication using microeconomic and macroeconomic mechanisms and the effects of trade and trade policy on consumer prices … household may be lifted out of or pushed into poverty. The impacts of trade on growth and longer-term consequences of trade …

Trade in health products has been flourishing in recent years as the demand for better health has been growing … throughout the world. At the same time, trade in health products is hampered by substantive trade barriers. In this paper, we … availability of health-related products such as pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and medical equipment. The case for liberalizing trade …

This paper uses a theory-based measure of productivity-based comparative advantage to examine the trade performance of … integral part of "Factory Asia." Moreover, the results from a quantitative model of trade show that revealed productivity …

despite real wage rigidity. Moreover, the resulting diversification can offset the negative consequences for the trade balance …

South and Southeast Asian economic integration via increased trade flows has been increasing significantly over the … past 2 decades, but the level of trade continues to be relatively low. This underperformance has been due to both policy …-related variables - relatively high tariff and non-tariff barriers - and high trade costs due to inefficient "hard" and "soft …

This paper studies the role of international trade and the export participation decisions of establishments for firm …