paths have led to sharply different growth performance in the two regions. Yet, standard trade openness indicators fall … World Trade Network (WTN) and, more specifically, the evolution of the HPAE and LATAM countries within this network. Using … centrality. -- Networks ; World trade web ; international trade ; weighted network analysis ; integration ; trade openness …

economic geography model. We first construct a measure of each SSA country's market access based on bilateral trade flows and …

This paper examines the relative contribution of openness and the R&D content of trade to TFP growth for North …-South trade-related technology diffusion. The measure of foreign R&D used in the literature on trade-related technology diffusion … imposes identical contributions of openness and the R&D content of trade to TFP. We allow these contributions to differ and …

to regional trade and cooperation: the role of the People's Republic of China, the emerging market in biofuels in …

This paper studies the patterns of trade and the incentives to innovate in an unequal global economy. We introduce non …-homothetic preferences in a general-equilibrium model of endogenous growth and international trade between two countries, and argue that the … effects of market integration on the consequent trade patterns and the incentives to innovate depend on the degree of income …

engagement in production networks following recent emphasis on increasing intra-regional trade, rebalancing, and inclusive growth …

This paper examines the effect of trade integration and comparative advantage on one of a country's institutions, which … economic efficiency. Trade integration alters the relative value of the elite's wealth. This alters the lower classes … determines whether trade integration increases or reduces economic efficiency. The econometric findings support the model's main …

This paper is the first to analyze the impact of free trade agreements (FTAs) and the harmonization of rules of origin … global sample of trade partners. Data on exports from four MENA countries (Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia) to 61 …

-Kortum type model of international trade with the complexity of a global multi-region, multi-sector Computable General Equilibrium … (CGE) model of production and consumption. The Eaton-Kortum model features endogenous trade-induced productivity gains via … Ricardian specialization and takes non-tariff trade costs into account. Model regions and sectors can be disaggregated, e …

subregions). The index comprises 26 indicators in six dimensions of regional integration, i.e., trade and investment, money and …