This paper studies how the reduction in trade policy uncertainty (TPU) associated with the US granting of Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) to China affects the development of Chinese manufacturing industries. We find that eliminating TPU causes industries' employment expansion yet has a...

This paper assesses the potential impacts of services trade liberalisation for a sample of African countries. The focus is on the relationship between labour productivity of manufacturing sectors and two types of services trade-related policies – restrictions on foreign direct investment (FDI)...