growth rather than a favourable industry mix. Nonetheless, If China can sustain rapid growth in exports and is able …-drives, printers and PCs; but in the higher-end exports of printed circuit boards and semiconductors, China has not yet gained a … significant stronghold in developed country markets, at least to the extent that the growth in her overall exports and increase in …

skilled labour on average. For a typical company, export activity has been stable over the past five years, with zero growth … export growth and success among exporting companies. Successful exporters tend to be larger, with higher productivity growth … preventing non-exporters from commencing exporting is lack of international competitiveness. This is also the main reason why …

Port of Spain on July 13th, 2004. After more than a decade of economic growth and despite encouraging prospects for the … growth and to benefit its citizens more equitably, the country must continue to grapple with major issues. This report sheds …

Port of Spain on July 13th, 2004. After more than a decade of economic growth and despite encouraging prospects for the … growth and to benefit its citizens more equitably, the country must continue to grapple with major issues. This report sheds …

competitiveness in Pakistan indicates that there is potential for higher growth; given that fruit exports are a potential source of …This paper examines the global competitiveness of Pakistan’s fruit exports (dates, mangoes, and oranges), using … higher exports earnings, there is a need to strengthen competitiveness in this sector. …

processes of trade and growth. Indeed, industrial policy seems to be back in fashion—or, at least, talking about it is. But a … renewed “activism” by government in the trade and growth agenda need not mean a return to old-style policies of import … substitution and “picking winners.” Instead, it may mean a stronger focus on competitiveness by unlocking the constraints to …

differences in price competitiveness. However, recent research suggests that domestic demand booms related to the financial cycle … relative role of price competitiveness and domestic demand as drivers of the current account imbalances in the euro area. We … estimate panel error-correction models for exports, imports and the trade balance. We specifically look at fluctuations in …