A view receiving increased support is that the height of trade costs in prime export sectors has a strong effect on …

bilateral distance, tariffs, and the quality of their exports. Under the assumption that trade costs are both ad valorem and per … smaller in magnitude for higher quality exports. We find strong support for the predictions of the model using a unique data … set of Argentinean firm-level wine exports combined with experts wine ratings as a measure of quality …

applies the gravity model to gauge whether this ""outsider"" status has been affecting Russia''s export structure. On the … basis of cross-section and panel regressions for 1995-2002, we find that Russian exports to WTO members have fallen short of … various WTO procedures, although own-export restrictions could have a similar effect. The model points to Russia''s further …

exports of all five broad categories of the U.K.'s financial and insurance services. No trade barriers are found for the bulk … of the U.K.'s exports. Trade barriers are confirmed only for interest-bearing activities - being in line with available … suggests that post-Brexit disruptions of the U.K.'s export of financial and insurance services may be minor …