Despite the EU emphasis on the 1995 Barcelona process, trade integration with the Mediterranean (MED) countries is … compute the trade potential of these EU partners from 1995 to 2002 using an out-of-sample methodology. The coefficients are … taken from different panel estimators of the gravity equation relative to intra-EU trade. Our analysis suggests the …

Despite the EU emphasis on the 1995 Barcelona process, trade integration with the Mediterranean (MED) countries is … compute the trade potential of these EU partners from 1995 to 2002 using an “out-of-sample” methodology. The coefficients are … taken from different panel estimators of the gravity equation relative to intra- EU trade. Our analysis suggests the …

We measure the effects of trade liberalization over the period of 1993-2002 on regional poverty levels in 259 …

market access program for the least developed sub-Saharan African countries has helped these countries gain competitive edge … up the value chain for SSA countries involved in the program, the effect differs significantly across countries. …

This paper shows that trade policy can have significant intergenerational distributional effects across gender and … social strata. We compare women and births in rural Indian districts more or less exposed to tariff cuts. For low … higher mortality rates when more exposed to tariff declines. Consistent with the fertility-sex ratio trade-off in high son …

One issue the literature neglects is how outsourcing stimulates trade (imports, exports and foreign direct investment … Montesquieu in his L?Esprit des Lois, argued, ?peace is the natural effect of trade.? This paper first reviews this literature and … data on bilateral trade. The resulting econometric models show that trade between nations fosters more peaceful dyadic …

, colonial heritage, and the convergence of living standards. Our analysis shows that the prospect for further integration in …

rural areas. Favorable income effects for the poor, induced by trade liberalization, are likely to be the dominating effects …We examine the effects of trade liberalization on child work in Indonesia. Our estimation strategy identifies … geographical differences in the effects of trade policy through district level exposure to reduction in import tariff barriers. We …

estimated and province specific determinants of inefficiency in trade identified. For the non-parametric approach, the Divisia …International trade, as a major factor of openness, has made an increasingly significant contribution to economic … growth. Chinese international trade has experienced rapid expansion together with its dramatic economic growth which has made …