This paper explores the link between trade and European labour markets by using evidence on relative commodity prices …

What is the impact of terrorism on trade through higher security at the borders? We set up a theory which shows that … the impact goes not only from terrorism to trade; higher trade with a partner might, in turn, increase the probability of … products. These results suggest that security to prevent terrorism does matter for trade. …

of natural selection are made weaker because trade allows people to specialize in those activities where they are strong …, and to offset their weaknesses by purchasing adequate goods on the market. Absent trade, people must allocate their time … alleles at all locations. Under trade, there exist long-run equilibria where less fit individuals are able to achieve the same …

Since changes in trade openness are typically confounded with other factors, it has been difficult to identify the … labour market consequences of increased international trade. The advent of the United States Interstate Highway System … provides a unique policy experiment, which I use to identify the effect of reducing trade barriers on the relative demand for …

reconcile these positions by examining the economic impact of hosting mega-events like the Olympics; we focus on trade. Using a … variety of trade models, we show that hosting a mega-event like the Olympics has a positive impact on national exports. This … effect is statistically robust, permanent, and large; trade is around 30% higher for countries that have hosted the Olympics …