We build and estimate a structural dynamic general equilibrium model of growth and trade. Trade affects growth through …, growth affects trade, directly through changes in country size and indirectly through altering the incidence of trade costs …. Theory translates into an intuitive econometric system that identifies the causal impact of trade on income and growth, and …

This paper studies regional treatment effects of infrastructure projects on economic growth, employment and intermodal …-run economic growth. However, it spurs employment and road freight by stimulating intermodal transport. …

growth rates of importing countries play an important role in explaining how fast exports fall below the values of the same … trade prior to the crisis are hit by the recession earlier than other products. -- China ; exports collapse ; speed …

country size; that income growth will be a U-shaped function of initial income thus creating differentiated convergence; and …

enhance convergence of the growth rates of trading economies. In contrast, reductions in transportation costs of non …

(i.e. regional) growth. We construct an extensive panel dataset covering 1,350 regions in 86 countries worldwide between …