Case studies, anecdotal evidence and theory suggest that firms obtain valuable knowledge inputs from engaging in exporting. Yet the prevailing consensus is that good firms self-select into exporting while the evidence for an additional gain in productivity from entering into exporting –...

“Government-to-government” relations, underpinned by high-level Canadian representation in foreign nations, such as an embassy, significantly boost the level of Canadian exports to those countries, according to a new C. D. Howe Institute report. In the study, entitled “The Impact of...

India has recently attracted considerable new interest as a trade partner both as part of increased focus on the Indo-Pacific as a region and as a diversification play for global value chain sourcing and production and is being actively courted by many of Canada’s trading partners, including...

Africa is becoming increasingly prominent in trade policy and promotion initiatives due to sustained growth in purchasing power and trade in the region. The major economies are all targeting Africa, including the European Union with its Economic Partnership Agreements; China with its Belt and...

When national competitiveness is invoked as a policy objective, trade experts have learned to retort that countries don`t trade, firms do. This focus on the importance of the firm in international trade is consistent with the most recent developments in trade theory, but policy needs to catch...

“Government-to-government” relations, underpinned by high-level Canadian representation in foreign nations, such as an embassy, significantly boost the level of Canadian exports to those countries, according to a new C. D. Howe Institute report. In the study, entitled “The Impact of...

When national competitiveness is invoked as a policy objective, trade experts have learned to retort that countries don't trade, firms do. This focus on the importance of the firm in international trade is consistent with the most recent developments in trade theory, but policy needs to catch...

When national competitiveness is invoked as a policy objective, trade experts have learned to retort that countries don't trade, firms do. This focus on the importance of the firm in international trade is consistent with the most recent developments in trade theory, but policy needs to catch...

The accelerated expansion of China’s trade and current account surpluses since 2004, and the associated expansion of China’s foreign exchange reserves in the context of very rapid investment-driven domestic economic growth and adverse movements in China’s terms of trade have led China’s...