former colonies of the same empire erodes as much as trade with the metropole, whereas trade with third countries exhibits …The majority of independent nations today were part of empires in 1945. Using bilateral trade data from 1948 to 2006 …, we examine the effect of independence on post-colonial trade. On average, there is little short run effect of trade with …

how African migrants foster African trade. Relying on a new dataset on international bilateral migration recently released … exports of differentiated products. Focusing on intra-African trade, we find that the pro-trade effect of African migrants is …

We improve the study of the effects of a Currency Union on trade. Using data on French exports at the firm level, we …

In spite of widespread tariff reductions, intra-African borders remain thick. Regional trade is inhibited by inadequate …