multilateral cooperation when countries are linked by international trade flows and transboundary pollution. …

decades. We argue that pervasive skill biased technological change rather than increased trade with the developing world is …

conflicts. Trade and democracy are traditionally thought of as goods, both in themselves, and because they reduce the …

We examine the endogenous formation of trade blocs when markets are characterized by imperfect competition and … simple model of intra-industry trade between three ex-ante symmetric countries, we find that, while 'pure' customs unions … - entailing tariff cooperation only - are stepping stones towards global free trade, 'impure' customs unions - involving the …

Fluctuations in the terms of trade-the price of a country's exports relative to the price of its imports-are a source … of perennial to policymakers in developing countries and industrialized nations alike. Terms of trade growth is extremely … fluctuations in the terms of trade. We decompose a country's terms of trade volatility into a component stemming from differences …

Our recent work examines the links among innovations, technology, trade, and growth. One strand focuses on research … activity, technology diffusion, and growth. The other examines technology and trade. In this paper we exploit the common … treatment of technology in these two strands to provide a parsimonious model of innovation, growth and trade. …