The import content of export (ICE) has served as an indicator of global integration for several decades. It is defined as the share of imported products embodied in exports and can be interpreted as the relative degree of the utilization of global production network (GPN) over the domestic...

The paper provides fresh empirical evidence on the relative contribution of final and intermediate demand to changes in the sectoral structure of advanced economies. These latter have led, over the last three decades, to the massive growth of service sectors, most especially the business...

Biotechnology is often regarded as a key technology with high potential for far-reaching social, environmental and economic impacts. Among others, the development and diffusion of biotechnology may have considerable economic effects on production and employment. This paper analyzes the economic...