The impact of intranational trade barriers on exports: Evidence from a nationwide VAT rebate reform in China Rising local protectionism reduces interprovincial trade and manufacturing exports, and increases ’inward-looking’ sourcing by local intermediaries Trade Jie Bai Jiahua Liu Published 19.02.20
Eight things policymakers should know about foreign direct investment Policymakers in developing countries often clash over the impact of foreign direct investment, but what does the existing literature tell us? Firms Beata Javorcik Published 17.02.20
Migration and post-conflict reconstruction The return of Yugoslavian refugees from Germany in the 1990s explains the stronger performance of exports to the rest of the world in industries where they were employed while abroad Migration & Urbanisation Dany Bahar Andreas Hauptmann Cem Özgüzel Hillel Rapoport Published 09.09.19
How did China move up the global value chains? Liberalising trade and FDI is key to the promotion of domestic value added into a country’s exports, as the Chinese experience highlights Trade Hiau Looi Kee Heiwai Tang Published 06.05.19
Lowering barriers to trade: Impact on Vietnam Cuts in tariffs on Vietnamese imports led to a reallocation of workers from the informal to the formal sector and increased labour productivity Trade Brian McCaig Nina Pavcnik Published 23.03.18
Upgrading outputs means upgrading inputs Success when exporting to richer countries requires upgrading the quality of products, but also of inputs Firms Paulo Bastos Joana Silva Eric Verhoogen Published 02.02.18
Trading up: Globalisation and developing countries Trade leads to improved industry performance and innovation, and a reduction in inefficiencies in developing countries Trade Pinelopi Goldberg Nina Pavcnik Published 21.06.17
