This paper aims at analyzing the sectoral characteristics of South-South trade, looking in particular at the bilateral trade of Sub-Saharan African countries in the period 2000-2009. We first report the decomposition of each country?s export performance, identifying the contribution of foreign...

This paper examines Vietnam's export performance in the face of China's emergence as a major competitor in global markets. We first use Constant Market Share analysis to investigate the influence of the factors determining ex-post export performance of Vietnam and China for the years...

Relying on a North-South model of economic geography, our paper attempts to discuss the management of global pollution issues such as greenhouse gas emissions. As firms are increasingly mobile, they become sensitive to differences in environmental standards across countries and subject the...