In this chapter we explore the popular but controversial idea that developing countries
benefit from abandoning policy neutrality vis-a-vis trade, FDI and resource allocation across …

In principle, firms in developing countries benefit from the fact that advanced technologies
and products have already been developed in industrialized countries and can simply be …

I discuss the theoretical and empirical literature on the quantitative and qualitative
employment impact of technological change. I also compare the relative explanatory power …

This paper proposes a new mechanism linking trade and wage inequality in developing
countries—the quality-upgrading mechanism—and investigates its empirical implications in …

Proponents of trade liberalization argue that exporting helps firms to achieve higher
productivity levels. This hypothesis is examined for a panel of manufacturing firms in nine …

This paper empirically investigates the impact of different channels for international
technology spillover on the innovation performance of Chinese high-tech industries, using …

This study surveys the literature on the relationship between international trade and
economic growth, and succinctly reviews the role of GATT/WTO in fostering free trade. Most …

China and India's new-found interest in trade and investment with Africa-home to 300 million
of the globe's poorest people and the world's most formidable development challenge …

Empirical work on micro and small firms focuses on developed countries, while existing work
on developing countries is all too often based on small samples taken from ad hoc …

This paper examines the causal relationship between productivity and exporting in German
manufacturing. We find a causal link from high productivity to presence in foreign markets …