...Chisom L. Ubabukoh; Jubril Animashaun Purpose This study examines the primary drivers of India’s merchandise trade with 48 African countries from 2000 to 2023. It examines how economic size, governance effectiveness, regulatory quality and corruption shape bilateral trade flows within a rapidly...

...Folorunsho M. Ajide; Tolulope T. Osinubi; Sodiq Abiodun Oladipupo; Esther Omolade Soyode Purpose This study aims to examine the effect of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade on economic complexity in Africa. Design/methodology/approach Panel data from 34 African countries between...

...Syed Tehseen Jawaid; Abdul Waheed Purpose The purpose of the study is to develop a macroeconometric model for evaluation of trade policies and forecasting of trade performance of Pakistan with different regions or group of countries. Design/methodology/approach These regions or group...

...Carlos Casanova; Le Xia; Romina Ferreira Purpose The purpose of this paper is to deploy an export dependency index to identify the sectors and countries in Latin America which are most exposed to fluctuations in Chinese demand. Bilateral trade between China and Latin America has grown very quickly...

...Yongchang Qiang Purpose – This paper aims to focus on the trade effects of outward direct investment in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – To illustrate the effects, the author analyses it from the efficiency of resource utilization, technological advancement...

... that implement export subsidies suffer less welfare loss and induce intra‐industry trade of homogeneous products. Due to export subsidy policy incentives, transportation costs heavily influence trade patterns, trade volumes and welfare. Trade patterns evolve from unidirectional export to intra‐industry trade...

...Wang Yanling; Yan Zhou; Jiadong Tong; Puyang Sun Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of gravity variables and trade costs on China's export margins. Design/methodology/approach Following the structural gravity model with firm heterogeneity, the paper measures...

... economy. Design/methodology/approach In order to assess the short‐term costs stemming from Chinese competition, the authors have built two indexes of trade competition. The aim of these indexes is to compare the exporting structure of China with Mauritius in a particular period of time...

... cointegration method of ARDL approach. The empirical findings of this study are vital for policy makers of China in the formulation of trade policies. After confirming the order of integration, now the long‐run robustness is investigated by using the ARDL approach to cointegration. Table III shows the results...

... growth is considered responsible for environmental degradation, which appears to be the most significant problem that economic growth causes. The purpose of this paper is to explore China's carbon emissions during 1960‐2006, focusing on the role of growth, trade and the value added by various sectors...

...Faqin Lin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether there are any systematic relationships between the characteristics of each study about immigrants' pro‐trade impacts and its results. Design/methodology/approach A meta‐analysis of 24 papers and 184 estimates that study...

...Kanchana Senanayake Amarasingha Appuhamilage; Ahmed Abdulhusain Ali Alhayky Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine empirically the effects of exchange rate movements on trade performance with reference to the Sri Lanka‐China trade relationship over the quarterly period from 1993 to 2007...

...Longyue Zhao; Yan Wang Purpose World Trade Organization (WTO) accession marked a new beginning for China's economic, legal and institutional reforms and rapid integration with the rest of the world. The purpose of this paper is to review China's post‐WTO transition experience, synthesize...

...Jinping Yu; Wenjun Zhao Purpose The economic linkages between China and Japan have been strengthened through both trade and Japanese direct investment in China for past decades. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impacts of Japanese direct investment in China on the Sino‐Japanese...

...Longyue Zhao; Mariem Malouche; Richard Newfarmer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a timely review and analysis of China's regional trade agreements, its motivations, and its economic implications for Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)‐China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA...