We use an empirical gravity equation approach to study how nonreciprocal trade preferences (NRTPs), enacted mainly …, the average trade effect stemming from nonreciprocal preferences is highly unstable across specifications. However, once … effect on the exports of beneficiaries when they are members of the World Trade Organization and are very poor. Not …

alternative channels such as trade policy towards developing countries. We analyze eligibility investigations and revoking of U …

. Its formal goal is to foster export-led growth in developing countries. Its theoretical foundations and empirical support … helping developing countries trade and grow. For researchers, the good news is that there is plenty of room for progress, with …

How does import protection affect export performance? In trade models with scale economies, import liberalization can … export growth following the permanent normalization of trade relations with China (PNTR). But there was also an offsetting … reduce industry-level exports by cutting domestic production. We show that this export destruction mechanism reduced US …

violates IPR cannot legally export in a country that enforces them. Moreover free-riders cannot prevent others to copy their …

depth of trade agreements matters for the export performance of firms. Moving from shallow to deep trade agreements boosts …This paper studies the effect of regional trade agreements on firms' exports. Using detailed information on the content … of trade agreements and firm-level exports for 31 developing countries between 2000 and 2020, the analysis shows that the …

While conditions in trade finance markets returned to normality in the main routes of trade, the structural … difficulties of poor countries in accessing trade finance have not disappeared - and might have been worsened during and after the … global financial crisis. In fact, there is a consistent flow of information indicating that trade finance markets have …

Trade finance shortfalls now appear regularly. Does this matter for trade expansion and economic development in … developing countries? Global trade finance has resumed following the 2009 global financial crisis. However, the pattern of … recovery has been uneven across countries and categories of firms. The recovery has been robust for the main routes of trade …

We build a model of tacit collusion between firms that operate in multiple markets to study the effects of trade costs … strategically linked via the incentive compatibility constraint. Importantly, trade costs affect cartel shipments and welfare not … only directly but also indirectly through discipline. Using extensive data on international cartels, we find that trade …