In the economic literature it is generally found that trade openness affects environment through various channels …. While the mechanisms through which trade is associated with pollution are largely investigated theoretically and empirically …, the role played by each trade component has not yet received enough attention. This paper attempts to bridge this gap by …

combine trade, aid and investment, which may create 'lock-in' effects. China's trade and investment focus on the commodities …

This paper investigates the determinants of the shape of regional trade agreements (RTAs). Because the world is … constituted by independent political entities, international trade flows take place in a system where property rights are … unsecured and RTAs should be understood as regulation mechanisms. In this theoretical framework, trade and security issues …

study generalises Davis' (1998) idea according to which the institutions of the trade partners matter also for a country … evidence that the interactions between bilateral trade and relative labour market regulations affect the equilibrium …

Trade deficits and surpluses are sometimes attributed to intentionally low or high exchange rate levels. The impact of … exchange rate levels on trade has been much debated but the large body of existing empirical literature does not suggest an … unequivocally clear picture of the trade impacts of changes in exchange rates. The impact of exchange rate volatility on trade also …

on trade patterns and industrialization. We propose a multi-industry and two-country trade model featuring demand …

Recent literature tried to explain the Indian growth miracle in different ways, ranging from trade liberalization to … the prediction of recent heterogeneous firm models of international trade, the main finding of the paper is : more …

on trade patterns and industrialization. We propose a multi-industry and two-country trade model featuring demand …

The paper assesses the trade-creating impact of foreign-born residents on the international imports and exports of the … French regions where they are settled. The pro-trade effect of immigrants is investigated along two intertwined dimensions …: the complexity of traded goods and the quality of institutions in partner countries. The trade-enhancing impact of …

changed the geography of trade within France, with a particular focus on the trends experienced by border regions. We support … border regions trade on average 72% more with nearby countries than predicted by the gravity norm. They perform even better … partly due to a decreasing propensity of foreign affliates to trade with their home country. This trade reorientation is less …