The majority of independent nations today were part of empires in 1945. Using bilateral trade data from 1948 to 2006, we examine the effect of independence on post-colonial trade. On average, there is little short run effect of trade with the colonizer (metropole). However, after three decades...

La 4e de couverture indique : "Avec l'ouverture des économies et le développement des échanges internationaux croissent les craintes des consommateurs de voir arriver sur le marché national des produits de piètre qualité et potentiellement dangereux pour la santé humaine ou...

In May 2003, the United States, Canada and Argentina launched a World Trade Organization (WTO) case against the European Union concerning its authorization regime for biotech products. In November 2006, the WTO condemned this regime. Using a gravity equation, we estimate the reduction in exports...