that the within-country relationship of women's employment and income is, on average, negative in Asia and Latin America … but positive in Africa. We suggest that amongst reasons why African women behave differently are that the conventional … and potentially correlated shocks. In Asia and Latin America, characteristics that strengthen counter-cyclical responses …

This paper investigates whether cyclical variation in women's labour supply in Africa contributes to smoothing …

This paper provides a cross-country comparison of life-cycle and business-cycle fluctuations in the dispersion of …

Trade integration and free trade agreement (FTA)-led cooperation between Asia and Latin America has increased since the … early 2000s. Using new criteria, this paper examines whether Asia-Latin America FTAs have facilitated market-led integration … by liberalizing trade and behind the border regulatory barriers. Overall Asia-Latin America FTAs provide the foundations …

In understanding the proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs) in Asia since 2000, it is important to distinguish … total of 34 Enabling Clause-based FTAs in effect around the globe, more than half of them are located in Asia. Moreover, the … way the Enabling Clause is used by developing countries in Asia is very different from other regions. Outside of Asia, the …