We use large survey data sets of firms provided by the World Bank for China, India, and Brazil?Investment Climate … find that capital cities in all countries are attractive for firms to locate. In India and China, labour-intensive firms … attrition costs. Labour regulations both in India and China deter firms from locating in the larger cities, but not in Brazil …

By exploring the export performances and specialization patterns of China and India, we assess their trade … competitiveness and complementarity vis-.-vis each other as well as with the rest of the world. Our analysis indicates that (i) India … economies, the US, and most of the European countries especially in medium technology industries; (iv) India appears to be a …