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 work proposes to analyze the determinants of trade in bottom-line products, in comparison with global trade. It also tries to assess the risks of competition between developing countries, particularly between Sub-Saharan Africa and developing Asia. It tries to assess the available...