plan to market and, then, in the run-up to and entry into the European Union, they rode a wave of global trade and …

Since EU accession, trade flows have exhibited strong dynamics in Central-Eastern Europe (CEE). During the period … and imports have evolved in CEE countries over 2002-07 and econometrically derives their contribution to trade, with a … rising trade market shares, go a long way toward accounting for trade developments in CEE countries until 2007, pointing to …

to their growth outlooks. For emerging markets, this financial channel trumps the trade channel. For a broader set of … developing countries, however, the trade channel seems to have mattered, with countries exporting more advanced manufacturing …

Small and poor countries pose a challenge for the World Trade Organization (WTO). These countries have acquired a …

livestock. Motivated by this clue, and in the absence of any reliable income or employment data, this paper systematically … export ban. It finds that livestock exports play a large economic role as an important source of income and as a store of … value. In the long run, livestock exports are positively associated with nonfood inflation. In the short run, food price …

of trade to estimate a panel cointegrating relationship between real exchange rates and a set of fundamentals for a …-based real exchange rate and commodity terms of trade. The estimated impact of productivity growth differentials between traded …

This paper provides an overview of trade reform in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) since 1996 and … a quantitative assessment of potential effects on trade patterns and tariff revenue of the current reform agenda …. Despite evidence of significant trade complementarities within WAEMU, implementation of the union's current trade regime still …