international trade, Fidrmuc and Korhonen (2006) to assess that on business cycle synchronisation, Stiroh (forthcoming) to examine …

, suppose the true model is: 1 2 2 3 3t t t tY X X uβ β β= + + + but we estimate the following model: 1 2 2t t tY X vα α …= + + . It can be shown that, 2 2 32 3( )E bα β β ∧ = + , where 23b is the slope coefficient of regression of 3X on the … included variable 2X . The bias due to omission of other variables can be shown in an analogous way. It can also be shown that …

. Thus, cases in the US Courts of Claims or in the International Trade Commission are ignored.27 For continuity, we combine …," six \not infringed" and one \valid and infringed"), and seven of the cases were decided by the International Trade …

' preferences on isues during the political campaign. We adapt wel-known terms of international trade, such as absolute advantage … probability of issue engagement. The predictions of our model are to some extent in line with the theory on international trade … his ideal political position satis�es the following condition: i2 = T(c)[x 2 A1 x 2 B1] + [x 2 A2 x 2 B2] 2[xA2 xB2 …

large ER fluctuations, and these would increase global uncertainty and be unfavourable to the growth of international trade … How exchange rate volatility impinges on international trade was originally discussed in IMF (1984) and Krugman (1989 … authors. 14 iijjiijij tttxt ji b [n (y y ) n x ] ≠ =−+δ ∑ (2) where ij n is the degree of openness between …

endogenous growth (e.g., Romer, 1996) and international trade literatures. In our model, the Dixit and Stiglitz (1977 … competitive �rms using the following technology (as in Ethier, 1982; Benassy, 1996; Kim, 2004)7: Y = zv(1 ) Z z 0 x1 i di … equilibrium, all �rms in the intermediate goods sector produce the same output level x and, thus, aggregate output is Y = zv+1x …

large ER fluctuations, and these would increase global uncertainty and be unfavourable to the growth of international trade … How exchange rate volatility impinges on international trade was originally discussed in IMF (1984) and Krugman (1989 … authors. 14 iijjiijij tttxt ji b [n (y y ) n x ] ≠ =−+δ ∑ (2) where ij n is the degree of openness between …

-tech, , with intensity (1- z) and z respectively. h x l x z l z h z x z x y ⎟ ⎟ ⎠ ⎞ ⎜ ⎜ ⎝ ⎛ ⎟ ⎟ ⎠ ⎞ ⎜ ⎜ ⎝ ⎛ − = −1 1 (2 … complexity of the low tech input. S x L l ()(iAT S ) ()() ⎥ ⎥ ⎦ ⎤ ⎢ ⎢ ⎣ ⎡ = iATL xx SS x ll l , ()() () 0> ∂ ∂ iA iAT S … SAS. h x l x In the above example, i refer to the different kinds of consulting projects handled by a firm, one that …

8 In a related study, Acemoglu (2003, section 5.3) presents an international trade analysis endogenizing skill …