We study the relationship between geography and growth. To do so, we first develop a dynamic spatial growth theory with … realistic geography. We characterize the model and its balanced growth path and propose a methodology to analyze equilibria with …

-1878. There were three forces at work that account for Mexican exceptionalism: first, the terms of trade and Dutch disease effects …

directly related to the level of external trade - which implies that commercial policy can affect economic growth. In … particular, unilateral trade liberalization may increase steady-state income growth in all countries. …, while introducing some modifications that transform it into an open economy endogenous growth model with knowledge …

We review the literature on the links between technology and international trade. The older literature assumed … exogenous technologies and focused on their effects on the structure of foreign trade and on welfare. Recently much of the … effort has been on explaining technological change. As a result, we also describe the effects of foreign trade on …

institutions to affect growth. Institutions can directly affect growth, or it can impact on trade, which in turn affects growth …. Once we separately quantify the link from institutions to trade, and trade to growth, the independent effect of … institutions on growth is small. This suggests that part of what is often understood as trade's effect on growth can be attributed …

contributed to Austria's post-war growth and the evolution of its pattern of trade over time. The paper looks at two lessons for … small relative share of R&D in GDP. The paper uses insights from recent dynamic theories of trade to explain these three … the Austrian experience, industrial and trade policy for economies in transition is discussed. …

mix of goods that a country produces may have important implications for economic growth. We demonstrate this proposition … its properties, and show that it predicts subsequent economic growth. …

The endogenous growth literature has explored the transition from a Malthusian world where real wages, living standards … modern industrial growth breaks that link. Recently, economic historians have presented evidence from England showing that … secular rise thereafter – must be explained both by industrial revolutionary growth forces and by global forces that opened up …

The paper studies attitudes toward immigration and trade using an opinion survey of two thousand French individuals. We … find that, beyond usual Stolper-Samuelson effects (skilled individuals are more pro-free trade than others, as in other … countries) attitudes toward trade and immigration are correlated and both are ideologically loaded. Right-wing affiliation is …