discusses how the level of development influences the political equilibrium. We also analyze the relation between trade and the …This paper presents a political economy model of public standards in an open economy model. We use the model to derive …-standardization?or `over-standardization?results, and which standards can be labeled as (producer)protectionist measures. …

transformation. The standard trade theory postulates that trade openness contributes to poverty alleviation directly by changing … the trade-to-grossdomestic-product ratio to measure openness often fail to find a direct effect of openness on poverty over … effectiveness of the factor proportion channel may be due to limitations of the commonly used measure of trade openness: the trade …

increased volatility in its terms of trade, openness confers diversification benefits. In this note, we argue that export …

society was different there was no single model of development to be adopted or which could be imposed successfully by one … nation-state on others, either through force or through foreign aid programs. Nor could development be promoted simply by …

protectionist import substitution policies but as these failed developing countries have opened up to trade and FDI and tried to … follow strategies of export driven industrialization. If we consider the share of non-OECD countries in global trade in … Africa. In this paper we present a two region product life cycle model of global specialization and trade. In it we analyse …

This essay reviews the historical and ongoing role played by trade in sustained high growth and human development … progress, and makes the case that the post-2015 development agenda should include considerations related to trade rules and … argues that trade led economic growth must be prioritised in the post-2015 development agenda. …

This essay reviews the historical and ongoing role played by trade in sustained high growth and human development … progress, and makes the case that the post-2015 development agenda should include considerations related to trade rules and … argues that trade led economic growth must be prioritised in the post-2015 development agenda. …

Can Carbon Labeling Be Development Friendly? Recommendations on How to Improve Emerging Schemes … overlooked issue: How can carbon labeling be made to be both development friendly and scientifically correct in its …

attuned with a single international model. Innovation will be at the center of trade strategies. Equity will begin to replace … Americans will be on a faster development path. …