This paper examines international trade in tainted food and other low-quality products. We …

This paper studies the intangible costs of international trade by extending the basic gravity equation with measures of … cultural and institutional distance, and institutional quality. Analyzing a sample of bilateral trade flows between 92 … countries in 1999, we find that institutional distance has a negative effect on bilateral trade, presumably because the …

How much does a nation spend on resources to 'grease the wheels of trade'? To examine this question the Dutch economy … seventeenth century from successes in long distance trade, shipping and financial innovations. Despite its historical background … remain important, suggesting that face-to-face trade remains an important element of modern transactions. In contrast to the …

We empirically investigate the responsiveness of international trade to the stringency of environmental regulation … equilibrium model of trade and pollution nesting the pollution haven motive for trade with the factor endowment motive. We analyze … show that trade patterns in ‘dirty’ commodities are jointly determined by relative factor endowments and environmental …

A major economic reason for the introduction of the euro was its supposedly positive effect on intra-EMU trade … euro has significantly increased trade, with an effect of 4% in the first year and cumulating to around 40% in the long …

We examine antitrust rules in a two county general equilibrium trade model, contrasting national and multilateral …

By combining two large data sets (on international trade flows and cross-border mergers and acquisitions – M&As), we …

Anti-dumping actions are now the trade policy of choice of developing and transition economies. To understand why these … economies have increasingly applied anti-dumping laws, we build a simple theoretical model of vertical intra-industry trade and …

This paper focuses on ignored issues regarding the impact of trade reforms in transition economies. These economies are … and international trade. First, we show that trade liberalization in transition economies reduces the output of local … firms. Second, neither free trade nor zero subsidy is optimal. There exists a rationale for infant-industry protection in …

We are concerned with trade in transport services (not cabotage but rather international shipping, transport, and … liberalization for profits, trade, and national gains from trade. Though past GATS maritime negotiations involved the maritime …