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South-South Globalization, Value Chains and Economic Geography

Our work focuses on trade and investment to and from developing countries and emerging markets and investigates the recent and imminent shifts in global patterns of production, trade and capital flows.

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Increasingly research in this area involves micro data analysis to understand the world trade collapse, the risks of deglobalization, the crisis and its impact on developing countries. We also examine prospects for Southern engines of growth for the global South and the impact of socio-cultural factors such as exclusion and discrimination on trade and investment.

Research projects

The Crisis and Developing Countries   more>>>

Multidisciplinary research on the impact of the economic crisis on developing countries.