Purpose – This paper investigated the effect of international trade affects income inequality. It alsocompares the different effects between developing and developed countries over the period from 2005 to 2014 for 58 countries.Design/methodology – The econometric estimation was used to...

This study employed the gravity model of trade to examine how political relations have impacted international trade in the Chinese context, specifically by incorporating China’s political relations with its major trading partners. Using data from China’s trading partner countries obtained...