We augment the canonical neoclassical model of trade to allow for interstate disputes over land, oil, water, or other … resources. The costs of such disputes in terms of arming depend on the trade regime in place. Under either autarky or free trade …, the larger country (in terms of factor endowments) need not to be more powerful. Yet, under free trade, there is a …

CEPA will eliminate tariff on goods that account for 94% of their two way trade over ten years and will boost bilateral … trade and investment. Indian exports which were subject to rigid standards will find it easier to enter Japanese markets. On … expected for both the countries compared to BAU 2020. A fair amount of trade creation within these two countries is expected to …

learning while the world population of speakers of the native language generally discourages it. Trade with speakers of a … language discourages learning of the specific language. Trade is highly significant and may well deserve more emphasis than the …

-affiliated firms differentially changed their input sourcing this paper uses Chinese product trade data for 1997 to 2009 which report … trade transactions by firm ownership type. Compared with import transactions for other firms, the data show that foreign … quantities on the extensive margin. While China’s content-based auto import trade policy was repealed in 2009 after China lost …

countries with BITs is roughly as large as the number of country-pairs that belong to bilateral or regional preferential trade … model of world trade and foreign direct investment with three factors, two products, and explicit natural as well as policy … trade and investment costs among multiple countries in the presence of national and multinational firms. The empirical model …