This paper quantifies the contribution of information technology (IT) to growth in France at the macro-level. On the labour side, the paper also provides evidence of the role played by hours worked, by stressing the contributions of various factors to labour quality and the way they affected...

The present study focuses on the impact of the euro/dollar fluctuations on the European manufacturing industries. It tries to classify European sectors according to the exposure to competition from the dollar zone and to their sensitivity to exchange rate fluctuations. Combining the results of...

There is increasing empirical evidence that trade specialisation and competition takes place in varieties rather than in products or industries. This paper examines recent changes in the export specialisation of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and their Asian competitors by looking at...

There is increasing empirical evidence that trade specialisation and competition takes place in varieties rather than in products or industries. This paper examines recent changes in the export specialisation of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and their Asian competitors by looking at...