This technical report brings together two papers on the linear and non-linear versions of the multi-region trade simulation model known as GSIM. It outlines a modeling strategy for the partial equilibrium analysis of tariff and antidumping policy on a global level. The framework is scalable,...

We develop a partial-equilibrium model for analyzing the effect of trade barriers and their removal on the level of foreign direct investment. These changes operate through three channels. Lowering barriers to the firms' exports and to their imports of intermediate goods tends to stimulate FDI,...

This paper tests a variant of the standard endogenous tariff model under direct democracy (the Downs-Mayer model) with a gender gap. Specifically, the authors argue that, if there is a division of economic activity between men and women and political preferences are affected by one's...