We evaluate the role that cities play on individual productivity in China. First, we show that location explains a … external markets does not. Therefore, large agglomeration economies prevail in China and they are more localised than in … China. …

This paper explores Southeast Asia's trade performance over the four and a half centuries from 1500 to 1940. It … identifies the determinants of the commodity export performance – falling trade costs, income growth of its trading partners, and … improved supply conditions at home. It also explores its impact on Southeast Asia's growth performance: trade specialization …

The paper assesses the trade-creating impact of foreign-born residents on the international imports and exports of the … French regions where they are settled. The pro-trade effect of immigrants is investigated along two intertwined dimensions …: the complexity of traded goods and the quality of institutions in partner countries. The trade-enhancing impact of …

all fast-growing developing economies. The spatial growth pattern of China looks more similar to that in the U.S. than to …

We assess the impact of U.S. trade policy uncertainty (TPU) toward China in a tractable general equilibrium framework … turn reduces trade flows and real income for consumers. We apply the model to analyze China's export boom around its WTO … normal trade relationship status and thus ending the annual threat to revert to Smoot-Hawley tariff levels. We construct a …

-specific quotas following China’s entry into the World Trade Organization. Chinese import competition had two effects: first, it led …