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Trade and income in the long run : are there really gains, and are they widely shared?

Cerdeiro, Diego A.; Komaromi, Andras - 2017

In the cross section of countries, there is a strong positive correlation between trade and income, and a negative …) identification strategy, and exploit countries' exogenous geographic characteristics to estimate the causal effect of trade on income … and inequality. Our cross-country estimates for trade's impact on real income are consistently positive and significant …

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Market potential and global growth over the long twentieth century

Jacks, David S.; Novy, Dennis - 2018

markets, we demonstrate a significant causal role of market potential in driving global income growth over this period. …

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Growth and trade with frictions : a structural estimation framework

Anderson, James E.; Larch, Mario; Yotov, Yoto V. - 2015

. Theory translates into an intuitive econometric system that identifies the causal impact of trade on income and growth, and …

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Using observable trade data to measure bilateral trade costs in sub-Saharan Africa

Turkson, Festus Ebo - 2012

Following closely the analytical approach adopted by Head and Mayer (2004) and Novy (2010), this paper derives a micro-founded bilateral trade cost measure for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as a function of observable domestic and inter-national trade data. The derived measure of trade cost by Novy...

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International trade and exchange rate

Kang, Jong Woo - 2016

Tepid trade growth since the 2008/2009 global financial crisis (GFC) has been partly attributed to sluggish demand from developed countries. However, data reveals that developing countries play a bigger role in holding back trade growth, while developed countries show quite robust import growth....

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Impact of information technology and e-commerce on Indonesia's trade to ASEAN countries

Aryani, Yulya; Andari, Wina; Suhindarto - 2021

This paper aims to confirm the impact of ICT on Indonesia's trade with ASEAN partner countries and the use of ICT on business activities (e-commerce). The analysis method used in this study is a quantitative analysis of static panel data with a gravity model approach. The study period covers the...

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The effects of trade facilitation on trade performance in Africa

Sakyi, Daniel; Afesorgbor, Sylvanus Kwaku - In: Journal of African trade : official journal of the … 6 (2019) 1/2, pp. 1-15

Institutional trade barriers constitute substantial constraints for a number of exporters and importers. These barriers are multidimensional and they impede trade flows and trade performance of many developing countries, including African countries. In particular, the International Trade Centre...

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Fighting the Forces of Gravity - Seapower and Maritime Trade between the 18th and 20th Centuries

Rahman, Ahmed S. - 2007

Do conflicts among naval powers hurt international trade? In theory the commercially relevant aspects of aggressive naval power can either thwart trade (through blockades, embargoes, commerce raiding, and guerre de course strategies) or facilitate trade (through control of trade routes and...

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Bilateral Trade of Cultural Goods

Luca d'Agliano, Centro Studi; Tai, Silvio H. T.; … - 2008

International trade flows of cultural goods have grown very rapidly over the last decades and their liberalization will be one of the important issues of future multilateral trade negotiations. Despite these stakes, cultural flows have, to date, not been much studied by trade economists. In this...

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Estimating Border Effects : The Impact of Spatial Aggregation

Coughlin, Cletus Charles - 2019

Trade data are typically reported at the level of regions or countries and are therefore aggregates across space. In this paper, we investigate the sensitivity of standard gravity estimation to spatial aggregation. We build a model in which symmetric micro regions are aggregated into macro...

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