advancement in this regard for enhanced trade outcomes of members. With the aim of unbundling institutional framework in the …Investment in ICT infrastructure development is crucial to international trade through its provision of reliable …

influence on the share of manufacturing in value added for the Brazilian economy, covering the period span 1995-2008. In a first … profitability, by increasing the share of imported intermediate goods in intermediate consumption when they become cheaper. For the …

Facilitating trade is essential for Africa's economic development and further integration into the world economy, as … business in Africa still suffers from behind-the-border barriers to trade. Using firm level data from the World Bank … firms' export decisions with a special focus on trade facilitation measures like the energy or telecommunications …

for imports is particularly apparent for imported intermediate goods, reflecting the emergence of greater trade …This paper examines the experience of 10 Asian countries with respect to growth, trade and FDI. It explores … relationships between the nature of exports and imports and growth, as well as the relevance of FDI as a channel for these …

reasons for this distinguished pattern. The use of a disaggregated data is an important feature of our empirical strategy: the …

for imports is particularly apparent for imported intermediate goods, reflecting the emergence of greater trade …This paper examines the experience of 10 Asian countries with respect to growth, trade and FDI. It explores … relationships between the nature of exports and imports and growth, as well as the relevance of FDI as a channel for these …

a theoretical model for a single firm that can successfully choose from either of the channels due to changes in …

manufacturing jobs and trade deficits of President Reagan's budget deficits in the 1980s and China's recent trade penetration … of China's import penetration, coupled with anemic demand for domestic goods and high productivity gains in American … largest loss in a decade in U.S. history. The effects on manufacturing employment associated with trade, domestic demand, and …

complexity of the export basket. We identify five priority areas for policies: (1) reduction of trade costs, at and behind the … trade. This paper breaks new ground in analyzing India's exports by the technological content, quality, sophistication, and … markets (flexibility) for the technological progress that will shape jobs in the years ahead; and (5) creating an enabling …