exports the further away are host countries. Language and the presence of manufacturing FDI are also important. The impact of …

competitiveness in the region. The purpose of this paper is to examine the patterns of U.S. trade relationships with China and India … largely addresses how these two economies compare as markets for U.S. exporters. This paper begins by noting that U.S. exports … the weak exports from three different perspectives. First, we analyze the composition of U.S. exports to these economies …

, and institutional quality, are significant determinants not only of export levels, but also of the likelihood exports will …

This paper investigates whether firms' exports of different products within a market are systematically interconnected … if the 'superstar' products induce more trade of non-superstar products. I find evidence that the exports of low …-ranked (non-star) products of a firm are contingent on the exports of a single superstar product to each destination. Extending …

or sector, it is their productivity advantage on the local firm to determine the positive effect on domestic productivity … significant and robust Veblen-Gerschenkrion effect. The initial total factor productivity advantage of MNEs on local firm acts as … a stimulus for productivity growth of local firms in the same region. …

Exports serve as an engine of economic growth and can potentially help countries come out of poverty and unemployment …. However, as the production process is increasingly getting fragmented globally, greater exports no longer imply higher … domestic production, as imports of intermediate products used as inputs in exports also increase. Global Value Chains (GVCs …

China has virtually dominated the trade scene in nearly all manufacturing sectors, this study also looks at the tripartite … dynamics of trade in pharmaceutical items among India, Pakistan and China. An analysis of the China-Pakistan and the South Asia … Free Trade Area Agreements reveals that while Pakistan does not give any favourable treatment to China in items on Pakistan …

, export destination, and input source. We find about 35 percent of the value of China's exports to the world is attributable … intermediate goods imported into China. With this new method, we measure Chinese vertical specialization over time, and by sector …