. Service trade, however, like goods trade, is subject to strong distance effects, implying that the remote supply of services … remains limited. We investigate this proposition by deriving a gravity-like equation for service trade and estimating it for a … large sample of countries and different categories of service trade. We find that distance costs are high but are declining …

economies globally and in developing Asia, the empirical results suggest that during the transition from a low level of …

The present paper analyzes the evolution of the specialization and trade patterns of China, India, Brazil and South … multi-polarization of trade patterns? If so, is CIBS' rise leading to new clusters with or among CIBS or other emerging … questions by presenting: i) a world map of trade clusters involving WTO countries and CIBS; ii) a comparison of the above …

As trade between China and African countries continues to expand, so does the debate as regards the developmental … Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and China since 2000. The bilateral trade — composed largely of exports of primary goods … and imports of manufactures by the COMESA region — has registered very high rates of growth. The trade balance has been …

Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), two regions with large growth potential, have become increasingly … connected over the last 20 years. China has emerged not only as a top trading partner, but also as an important competitor of … LAC exports. China's retreat from certain markets, due to the ongoing rebalancing process, could open new opportunities …

Should India's export promotion policies be targeted at accelerating export growth at the extensive (new trading … relationships) or at the intensive margin (increase in trade of existing relationships)? To help answer this question, we undertake … a comparative study of exports from India and China by analysing the role of extensive and intensive margins in the …

While most economists are in agreement that China’s currency is undervalued, economists are less certain as to the … effect of the undervaluation. Despite the equivocal data, critics of China’s regime claim that the undervaluation leads to …, U.S. lawmakers perpetually raise the issue and periodically initiate legislation, which would deem China a “currency …

China was one of the original contracting parties to General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1947. It ceased to … to the dominant force in international trade it now is. This article investigates the reasons that prompted China to … sections. Section 1 provides a historical perspective of the evolution of China’s foreign trade-related laws and its decision …