, they cannot explain the post-1929 increase in trade costs. Protectionism seems the most likely alternative candidate. …

Empirical scholarship on the standards-trade relationship has been held up due to methodological challenges …: measurement, varied effects, and endogeneity. Considering the trade-effects of one particular standard (ISO 9000), we surmount …-signaling augmenting country-pair trade. Yet, ISO-rich nations (most notably European) benefit the most from standardization, while ISO …

The paper surveys the interactions between aid and trade, distinguishing between policies and outcomes as well as … recipient’s welfare via the trade channel, before turning to the empirical and institutional literature on the topic. It …

countries, trade preferences have proven a stumbling block to developing country support for multilateral liberalization. We …

This paper emphasizes the relevance of classical transition dynamics for trade policy, particularly for developing … to trade policy reforms. The paper employs a simple growth model to examine these effects, formally developing the …

population well-being and facilitate economic and institutional development. The empirical evidence on its benefits is mixed and …

countries. We apply our model of foreign influence to the study of optimal trade policy. We derive a modified formula for the … relative to the influencing country and whenever natural trade barriers between the two countries are small. …