This paper focuses on self-selection into trade by exporting and importing firms, and on the presence of differential … heterogeneity and the connection between firm-level performance and international trade. They provide evidence on the remarkable …

The Eastern enlargement of the European Union (EU) is likely to give a further boost to trade and capital flows, yet … determinants of international asset holdings and trade flows. We find in most regressions that EU membership has a significant … candidates actual values are still far below expected ones in most cases. Consequently, we anticipate rising capital and trade …

. Herein, the strategic use of BTAX (the manipulation of the terms of trade) is stronger for all coalition regions than the … other energy exporters would oppose it, while the Low-Income Countries would not because of benefits from the trade …