China’s policy of encouraging export processing has been the topic of much discussion in the academic literature and policy debate. We...

In August 2014, the Russian Federation implemented an embargo on select food and agricultural imports from Western countries in...

The extensive margin of bilateral trade exhibits a high level of persistence that cannot be explained by geography or trade policy. ...

We investigate the export-enhancing effect of foreign workers at the firm level. We first develop a theoretical framework of...

We investigate the export-enhancing effect of foreign workers at the firm level. We first develop a theoretical framework of...

Can South-South FDI, or investment flows between institutionally comparable partners better stimulate growth through backward...

Processes of regional economic integration have been shaping the economic relations between countries significantly during the last...

This paper evaluates firms’ exporting responses to BRI and considers their heterogeneity in ownership types, product types, regional...

We illustrate a new source of comparative advantage that is generated by countries’ different ability to adjust to technological...

We explore the export performance of Africa’s underperforming female entrepreneurs, using the Ghanaian ISSER-IGC panel, a...

A large share of global trade being priced and invoiced primarily in US dollar rather than the exporter's or the importer's currency...

This paper considers the indirect impact the recent tariff increases between the US and China can have in third countries through...

COVID-19 has struck at the core of global value chains hub regions, including China, Europe and the US. The pandemic has severe...

The highly complex system of global value chains (GVCs) relies on the smooth functioning of global trade, which has been severely...

This paper investigates the impact of new digital technologies, including advances in artificial intelligence, on men’s and women’s...

This paper considers the indirect impact the recent tariff increases between the US and China can have in third countries through...

The current discussion in German policy circles suggests a strong scepticism towards foreign takeovers of German firms. This essay...

We study the impact of access to finance on exports using Chinese firm level data. We distinguish two modes of external finance,...

Based on a novel dataset, the "German Management and Organizational Practices" (GMOP) Survey, we calculate establishment specific...

We examine the determinants of the decision to relocate activities abroad for firms located in OECD countries. We argue that...