Polachek, Solomon W. (contributor); … - 2006
at least a portion of the costs of conflict can be measured by a nation's lost gains from trade. The greater two nations …. Specialization based on comparative advantage leads to gains from trade. If political conflict leads to a diminution of trade, then …' gain from trade the more costly is bilateral (dyadic) conflict. This notion forms the basis of Baron de Montesquieu …