Much of industrial development is a gradual and path-dependent process. Countries move from the products that they already produce to others that are similar, in terms of capital requirements, knowledge and skills. Not all the feasible new products however contribute in the same way to aggregate...

This study investigates the patterns and trends of e-commerce activities as well as their impact on labour productivity growth in a group of European countries. At hand for the exercise is a unique panel of micro-aggregated firm-level data for 14 European countries spanning over the years 2002...

A revival in South-South economic relations has raised the possibility of a shift in global power with profound implications for economic progress and poverty reduction in the developing world. This discussion paper delves behind the headline numbers to examine the underlying factors driving...