Chinese customs for 1997-2007, we show that credit constraints restrict international trade flows and affect the sectoral …

capabilities available for domestic firms operating in ordinary trade is an important driver of economic growth. However, no direct … gains emanate from the complexity of goods produced by either processing-trade activities or foreign firms. This suggests …

, price dynamics are driven by domestic productive shocks and international prices. Trade and/or storage policies are …, optimal combination of storage and trade policies results in a powerful stabilization of domestic food prices. Such a policy …

This paper reviews the evolution of thinking about regional trade agreements (RTAs) and the policy developments … message of the theory of second-best about the ambiguity of outcomes remains valid. Describing many RTAs as free trade … agreements distorts the meaning of “free trade” and deeper integration in some regions undermines use of the nation state as the …