This study investigates the impact of openness on human capital in 112 countries worldwide in 2000-2019. An two … capital and its key determinants. The empirical results show that the impacts of openness vary greatly among different groups …-term development roadmap associated with human capital and openness expansion in less developed and emerging countries in years to come. …

While openness to trade is a well-recognized hallmark of the Asian growth model, another component of the model is a … measure the degree of leapfrogging than the extent of trade openness. We undertake a systematic look at the evidence both …

This essay reviews the historical and ongoing role played by trade in sustained high growth and human development … supply-side capacity. Given the strong links between trade-led growth, economic upgrading, and poverty reduction, the paper … argues that trade led economic growth must be prioritised in the post-2015 development agenda. …

how the sector remains vital, despite the Asian financial crisis, and central to sustainable and inclusive economic growth …