This paper constructs a unique dataset of Chinese firm-level bilateral cross-border e-
commerce exports using the back-end online logistics database of a famous Chinese …

We examine the likely effect of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on African
investment using data on announced greenfield investment. Departing from existing work on …

This study examines the evolution of non-OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation
and Development) countries in the twenty-first century in terms of steel trade and aims to …

We study how the contracting environment affects the quality of trade. A better contracting
environment not only induces specialisations in industries intensively using customised …

This thesis examines the determinants of industrialization in sub-Saharan Africancountries.
Except for chapter 1, which is the general introduction, the dissertationis organized into two …

This paper studies the effects of power outages and exchange rate undervaluation on the
allocation of manufacturing firms between the domestic and the exports market. I apply the …

Recent studies on the export effects of domestic intellectual property rights protection focus
on the innovation, border and technology transfer channels to underscore the pathways by …