"The theme of this volume is the American relationship with Macao and its region through trade, politics, and culture … China trade in US pacific expansion and exploration, US consuls, smuggling networks, American women's perceptions of China …

-contained chapters. All chapters discuss different implications of the growing importance of trade in intermediate inputs. The first … chapter compares the impact of international trade in intermediate inputs (offshoring) on wage inequality in two distinct but … and estimates the importance of international trade in intermediate inputs and internationally mobile capital for the …