predictions are borne out by our data and discuss their welfare implications in terms of gains from trade. …

, which may potentially negatively affect international trade. Customs around the world have therefore implemented security …-motivated certification programs to facilitate licit trade. These programs offer trustworthy trading firms, i.e., Authorized Economic …

Do trade integration and fiscal competition contribute to shape the economic landscape? The answer is yes. This paper … 1990-1998 to address this question. Brazil is a natural case study because this country liberalized trade during the 1990s … and their sub-national governments engaged in a fiscal dispute. Econometric results show that trade liberalization has had …

provision of intermediation services to investigate how firms' react to changing trade costs and whether and how these firms …

contributions that help unbundle sources for time costs in trade and border effects. First, we provide evidence that at least part … necessary entry processing. Third, we provide evidence that trade costs due to entry delays are heterogeneous across firm types …

trade flows. In so doing, we use a unique dataset that consists of the entire universe of El Salvador's export transactions … decreased order servicing and variable trade costs. As a consequence, firms' exports increased primarily through higher shipping … main policies covered in the 2013 WTO Agreement of Trade Facilitation. …

Firms selling products abroad usually have to interact with several border agencies that develop multiple trade … electronic trade single window scheme across groups of products and ports. Results suggest that this new system has been …

able to increase the duration of their trade relationships. Evidence on duration of these relationships at the firm level …

This paper explores the relationship between preferential and multilateral trade liberalization at the sectoral level …. While in some industries, complementary effects between both kinds of trade liberalization are observed, in others no …