China's rapid rise in the global economy following its 2001 World Trade Organization (WTO) entry has raised questions … benefits. We find that the China trade shock reduced the U.S. manufacturing price index by 7.6 percent between 2000 and 2006 … (PNTR) to China, effectively removing the threat of China facing very high tariffs on its exports to the United States. A …

This paper investigates the implications of China's accession to the World Trade Organization in December of 2001 for … the Philippines based on an analysis of Philippines-China bilateral trade structure, a presentation of the commitments … made by China for its WTO accession, and a discussion of this significant event on China's own economy. The main …

competition arising from trade reforms lead to increases in innovation? This paper attempts to examine the link between trade … liberalization and innovation using firm panel data on the Philippine manufacturing industry. With the framework of Impulliti and … Licandro (2009, 2010) as guide, a two-stage approach is tested where trade and innovation are linked via competition. A …

China's merchandise trade surplus has reached an all-time high and is likely to rise further. A key driver appears to … overcapacities. China's imbalance between domestic production and consumption implies that China draws on the domestic demand of … trading partners with high trade deficits with China. As this constellation could be the source of growing trade conflicts …

EU-China trade and economic relations have deteriorated. The rhetoric has become tougher on both sides, and the EU has … imported the culture of "China bashing" from US politics. Increasingly hostile rhetoric and the danger of tit … opportunities to improve the souring economic relations between Europe and China offered by a new initiative to solve commercial …