agreements (RTAs). We find that much analysis uses tools from old trade theory in the Viner-Meade tradition, focusing on trade … theory, international factor mobility, the role of imperfect competition, rent seeking behavior, and political … be part of a successful development strategy. While "new trade theory" is concerned with a number of the issues relevant …

activities, and in many rural communities, secure, safe, and convenient savings and payment facilities hardly existed. In …

male and female farmers who are offered index-based agricultural insurance with those who are offered a variety of savings … savings for emergencies, even when we controlled for access to informal insurance and differences in crop choice. We … savings at increasing input spending and use. Those who purchased more insurance realized higher average yields and were …

. This paper shows that such reference dependence can affect savings in opposite directions depending on whether people face … liquidity constraints. Existing models for wealth and intertemporal choice predict that reference dependence reduces savings but … increase optimal savings for people without access to credit. Liquidity constraints force them to take part of an income loss …

insurance and are unable to accumulate small savings that enable them to pay for household and business expenses, especially …