Two-way trade in (almost) homogenous products has ambiguous welfare effects if entry is restricted. We examine Swedish … imports of bottled water to investigate whether transport cost losses from trade outweigh the partial equilibrium gains from … trade (stronger competition and more brands to choose from). Using monthly data for all brands sold in stores during 1998 …

model of trade and location. More specifically, we introduce horizontal and vertical multi-region firms into the core … effects found in the CP model by making the range of trade costs for which the core-periphery equilibrium occurs smaller. The …

stemming from terms-of-trade improvements and reduced dependence on subsidized and protected industries. The paper also …

industries. It addresses two questions. Has the free trade agreement between the EC and EFTA reinforced the disciplinary effect … competition of the free trade agreement, even though the disciplinary effect of imports originating from the less developed …

The purpose of this study is to test for the effects of trade promotion via the foreign service. We develop a Melitz …, which can be reduced by government spending on trade promotion. The model predicts that unilateral trade promotion allows …