We apply a modified 'gravity model' incorporating measures of factor endowments to analyze Japanese and U.S. bilateral trade flows and direct foreign investment positions with a sample of around 100 countries for the period 1985-1990. Country features that our analysis takes into account are...

Intro -- CHINA'S TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD -- CHINA'S TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- THE RATIONALE FOR U.S. POLICY AND INITIATIVES* -- TRADE POLICY DEVELOPMENTS -- Congressional Actions -- SUMMARY OF TRADE DATA -- CHINA'S TRADE BALANCE AND...

This volume of contributions from some of the world's best-known international trade economists explores and analyzes the various aspects of commercial policy in a way that standard texts in international economics do not.

"The United States of America and the Peoples' Republic of China are the world's leading economies. As such, if one wishes to understand the global economy, he or she must consider the economic relationship between these two countries. Chapter One examines the complex trade interrelationship...