exports

Industrial policy prioritises growth in specific sectors. Yet there is little agreement about how to target sectors in practice, especially in developing countries, and many argue that governments cannot pick winners. So, how have governments’ export...

Patents from recognised hubs confer benefits to foreign patent holders beyond market protection, such as valuable global signals of quality and credibility

Port infrastructure improvements may have higher economic returns than road improvements but have different regional implications

Trade-induced competition on final goods drove firms in the Peruvian apparel industry to upgrade the quality of their products and export more

Cities with export slowdowns had larger increases in crime rates, driven by weakened labour markets

A quality scandal that affected some Chinese dairy firms disrupted exports from all firms across the industry

How a collaboration between the IGC and policymakers in Sierra Leone reduced barriers to trade and helped local businesses export their goods

Government use of prison labour can distort incentives for incarceration and have lasting negative effects on trust in legal institutions like police

Rising local protectionism reduces interprovincial trade and manufacturing exports, and increases ’inward-looking’ sourcing by local intermediaries