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EXITitis in the UK : gravity estimates in the aftermath of Brexit

Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; Kohl, Tristan - 2021

The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union has had disruptive effects on international trade. As part of its "Global Britain" strategy, in the wake of Brexit, the UK is pursuing a series of Free Trade Agreements with countries around the world, including Canada, Japan, Korea,...

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Unlocking the value of cross-border mergers and acquisitions

Brakman, Steven; Garita, Gus; Garretsen, Harry; … - 2008

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It's a big world after all

Brakman, Steven (contributor); … - 2007

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Tasks, occupations, and slowbalization : on the limits of fragmentation

Brakman, Steven; Marrewijk, Charles van - 2022

Following the trade collapse in 2009, Globalization has recovered but the growth rate slowed down compared to the … preceding period of Hyper Globalization. The persistence of this slowdown is remarkable. We argue that increased awareness of …, while remaining tractable. From an empirical point of view, the model explains both, the period of Hyper Globalization and …

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The development of cities in Italy 1300 - 1861

Bosker, Maarten; Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; … - 2007

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Cross-border mergers & acquisitions : the facts as a guide for international economics

Brakman, Steven (contributor); Garretsen, Harry (contributor) - 2006

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Structural change in OECD comparative advantage

Brakman, Steven; Inklaar, Robert; Marrewijk, Charles van - 2010

In the post-war period, the goods composition of trade in OECD countries has changed considerably. We analyze the evolution of comparative advantage using a detailed trade data set and a new analytical tool: the harmonic (weighted) mass index, which enables us to identify periods of structural...

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The positive border effect of EU integration

Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; Marrewijk, Charles van; … - 2011

Distance related variables typically vary in a cross-section dimension but less so in a time dimension across cities, regions, or countries. The enlargement of the EU or the introduction of the euro, however, can be looked upon as integration shocks that are informative of the consequences of...

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The strategic bombing of German cities during World War II and its impact on city growth

Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; Schramm, Marc - 2002

We construct a unique data set to analyze whether or not a large temporary shock had an impact on German city growth and city size distribution. Following recent work by Davis and Weinstein (2001) on Japan, we take the strategic bombing of German cities during WWII as our example of such a...

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Looking for multiple equilibria when geography matters : German city growth and the WWII shock

Bosker, Maarten; Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; … - 2005

Many modern trade and growth models are characterized by multiple equilibria. In theory the analysis of multiple equilibria is possible, but in practice it is difficult to test for the presence of multiple equilibria. Based on the methodology developed by Davis and Weinstein (2004) for the case...

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