trade and FDI are found to have significant impact on the upsurge of labour productivity growth in BRICS, where the …

We investigate the impact of the emergence of China as a global competitor on the trade performance of Central, Eastern … trade links, applying highly disaggregated data at the 6 digit HS level over the period 1995 - 2010. We show that the most … shares and comparative advantage. We show that the number of trade links at the product level where both regions are active …

What is the impact of the removal of barriers to trade on the firms' innovative activities? Does the increase in … competition arising from trade reforms lead to increases in innovation? This paper attempts to examine the link between trade … Licandro (2009, 2010) as guide, a two-stage approach is tested where trade and innovation are linked via competition. A …

In drawing up the negotiating stance of the Philippines in light of the Philippines-European Union (PH-EU) free trade …

technologies. Based on the trade in value-added data of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the share of … needed by producers and exporters. Improving the regulatory regime for services trade is especially crucial to enable …

with the abovementioned countries. RCEP is the largest free trade agreement and can be a catalyst for economic development … to the discussion on RCEP by providing a policy tool that calculates the impact of the trade agreement on exports and GDP …

This paper reviews the Philippines' participation in services trade agreements to date at the multilateral (WTO GATS …'s institutional arrangements for trade in services negotiations. To harness the benefits of FTA participation, the report suggests … trade in services more actively, increasing market opportunities for the country. The first step towards strengthening the …

digital trade regulations. However, there are areas for improvement, such as in: (a) digital literacy, e-payments, and e …-commerce and digital trade regulations; (b) discrimination on online platforms; (c) trade facilitation agreement; and (d) logistics …