Previous studies that have identified the impacts of institutions or cultural traits on comparative advantage focused on goods trade, but not services trade. In contrast to the rapid increase in trade in services, empirical examination on sources of comparative advantage in services trade...

Earlier works derive empirical implications that institutional quality is very influential as a source of comparative advantage in industries requiring relationship-specific investment from the supplier. However, as earlier studies focus on investigating the impact of institution on the...

Research Objective: This paper investigates the link between ODA (Official Development Assistance) and patterns of international trade. Countries, particularly developed ones, have been active to provide ODA to poor countries in the world, aiming at reducing their poverty. However, there has...