This paper quantifies the impact of hurricanes on seaborne international trade to the United States. Using geocoded hurricane data mapped to satellite tracking data for commercial ships, we identify hurricane intersections on sea-trade routes between U.S. and foreign ports. Matching the timing...

In this study, nexuses between governance and trade performance in terms of natural resource rents are assessed in 44 sub-Saharan African countries. The empirical evidence is based on Tobit regressions. The findings show that political governance (entailing "voice & accountability" and political...

The active spread of COVID-19 and the resulting containment measures have made it clear that both supply and demand and global production networks are facing unprecedented shocks and disruptions. Accordingly, this has resulted in an urgent need to investigate countries' competitive situation...

This study advances the theoretical development of the resources-based view (RBV) by analyzing the competitive market resources conferred on client firms by U.S. state-level Foreign Trade Offices (FTOs) and contracted representatives, and the subsequent outcomes achieved by individual industries...

We collected 95 primary studies that deploy the gravity model and use a dummy for islands as a controlling variable. Our analysis rejects the presence of (publication) bias in the empirical literature. The primary studies reveal a statistically positive and economically meaningful meta effect....

Are land locked countries subject to sea-level rise risk? We highlight a new mechanism by which physical climate shocks affects countries' macro-financial performance: the cross-border spillover effects that propagate through international trade. Basing our findings on historical data between...

This paper examines the reasons for international trade and its impact to global economy. Results demonstrate the bases of international trade, what is economic growth, the relationship between international trade and economic growth and who are the winners and losers of international trade