In this paper we compare the patterns of trade and financial integration by exploiting network analysis. Our results … on the topological structure and properties of the international trade and financial networks (ITN and IFN). We find that … central ones and use them as hubs to access the rest of the network. -- International Trade ; International Financial Flows …

As East Asia becomes increasingly integrated through market-driven trade and FDI activities, free trade agreements … participation of low-income countries and reduce trade-related business costs, particularly for small and medium enterprises. A … plausible regional trade arrangements. …

The authors analyse patterns of international trade and financial integration using complex network analysis. The … properties of international trade and financial networks (ITN and IFN). It is found that the ITN is more densely connected than … in financial markets, suggesting that the bulk of trade in financial assets occurs through a handful of countries acting …

In September 2012, mixed dynamics of the main Russian foreign trade indices was observed: insignificant growth in the …

decomposes trade into basic products, parts and components, and finished goods. We find a large role for parts and components … trade consistent with China playing an important and increasing role as a conduit. We also estimate some regressions that …

Based on an empirical gravity model of sectoral bilateral trade, we uncover three features of bilateral trade balances … unobservable bilateral trade costs. Second, the model fit improves drastically when we focus on changes over time of the balances …. Third, using a log linear approximation we show that changes in bilateral trade balances over the past two decades were …

trade rests upon errors, or, if you prefer, upon half-truths.”1 Ever since Adam Smith successfully replaced mercantilist … orthodoxy with free trade doctrine in his celebrated book The Wealth of Nations, free trade critics have repeatedly challenged … the doctrine, offering half-truths to bolster their case. In each instance, free trade advocates have successfully exposed …