"This paper investigates the determinants of business cycle comovement between countries. Our dataset includes over 100 countries, both developed and developing. We search for variables that are 'robust' in explaining comovement, using the approach of Leamer (1983). Variables considered are (i)...

This paper examines the impacts of the Japan-Mexico EPA on bilateral trade by using two different types of information, trade statistics and the EPA utilization rate. Using trade data, we found that Japan’s exports of built-up cars, auto parts, base metals, electrical machinery, precision...