This paper studies the intangible costs of international trade by extending the basic gravity equation with measures of … cultural and institutional distance, and institutional quality. Analyzing a sample of bilateral trade flows between 92 … countries in 1999, we find that institutional distance has a negative effect on bilateral trade, presumably because the …

procurement in Russia and points at directions for future research based on narrative economics. Outlining the present knowledge …

disaggregated bilateral trade flows around the globe. We categorise goods into three groups: fragmented, primary and other. The … how exogenous variation in countries trade patterns influences the quality of institutions. Our regressions show that … trade flows generated by fragmented and other processes of production improve rule of law, while trade flows generated by …

́institutional framework and their trading activity. In our analysis, we investigate the relationship between institutions and trade … examine the long-run effects of the political institutional framework on trade for a panel of 87 countries for the period from …

institutional quality foster financial development in developing economies while economic growth and trade openness are key …

This study attempts to fill the prior knowledge gap in the nexus between trade openness and economic growth in Nigeria … indicators of trade openness including total trade, import trade, and export trade. Cointegration among the variables is examined … estimates suggest that export trade has a significant positive impact on economic growth while the impact of import trade on …

the institutional environment on international trade. Additionally, we address the heterogeneous effect of trade … institutional quality of trade agreements leads to an increase in both the intensive and the extensive margins of trade. The … institutional quality of trade agreements exerts a differential effect on regional exports at different locations within a country …