We construct a dynamic theory of civil conflict hinging on inter-ethnic trust and trade. The model economy is … inhabitated by two ethnic groups. Inter-ethnic trade requires imperfectly observed bilateral investments and one group has to form … beliefs on the average propensity to trade of the other group. Since conflict disrupts trade, the onset of a conflict signals …

From marginal relevance, the trade and business relations between Australia and Latin America have grown during the … partners in Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico) experienced the impact of processes of trade liberalisation …

integration and trade among the countries of the Western Hemisphere and between these and other countries and world regions. …

This paper examines the relationship between openness and within-country regional inequality across 28 countries over … the period 1975-2005. In particular, it tests a) whether increases in trade lead to rising inequalities, b) whether these … inequalities recede in time, and c) whether increases in global trade affect the developed and developing worlds differently. Using …

-driven and the decision to serve foreign countries via exports or FDI depends on a proximity-concentration trade-off. We … characterize the joint patterns of trade and FDI when countries differ in income distribution and size and show that FDI is more …

The relevance of transport costs has increased as liberalization continues to reduce artificial barriers to trade. Is …

This book is based on a conference entitled "Regional Public Goods and Regional Development Assistance", held in … Washington, D.C. on November 6-7, 2002. It examines how the IDB and the ADB support the provision of regional public goods (RPGs … shared benefits for participating countries in such areas as health, education, trade, and infrastructure. …

Este documento fue comisionado por la Red de Medio Ambiente del Diálogo Regional de Política para la Reunión …