A variety of empirical and theoretical trade papers have suggested and documented a positive impact of trade on the … productivity of firms. However, there is less consensus about the underlying mechanism at work. While trade papers focus on access … competition from abroad. The latter finding is at odds with most trade models, so I propose a model incorporating non …

regional trade agreements involving the US. We exploit the variation in the frequency with which the US has granted immediate … duty free access (IDA) to its Free Trade Area partners across tariff lines. A key finding is that the US has granted IDA … Uruguay Round (multilateral) ‘concessions’ have emulated subsequent (preferential) trade liberalisation. We conclude from this …

A recent boom in commodities-for-manufactures trade between China and other developing countries has led to much …

While recent research has explored the phenomenon of drug parallel trade in regulated environments such as the European … group (statins) for which there is no generic competition. The study reveals that although parallel trade is a specific form … of arbitrage, it is primarily a regulation-induced phenomenon. As a result, although the driving force for parallel trade …

Using detailed data on trade and tariffs from 1992-2007, we examine how the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement has affected … trade with non-members and external tariffs facing non-members. First, we examine the effect of preferential and external …

Weak enforcement of international contracts can substantially reduce international trade. We develop a model where … information. The model describes the interplay between institutional quality, reputations and the dynamics of international trade … exporters. Trade liberalization induces current exporters to increase their sales. It could induce entry as well, but this will …

cross-country externalities. Second, minimum quality standards are shown to operate as non-tariff barriers to trade. Third …