two time series to serve as indicators of broader changes rather than considering the export sector as a whole. Here we … present new comprehensive export measures for the middle colonies. We find that aggregate exports in constant prices grew very … trade increased the colonists' ability to buy imports over time, especially after 1740. Although the export sector performed …

that changes in various extensive margins (new markets, new goods) account for over 30 percent of export growth over this …-level characteristics interacting with destination-specific characteristics. We confirm that export growth for "new" products was stronger …

"This paper explores the role of export costs in the process of poverty reduction in rural Africa. We claim that the … marketing costs that emerge when the commercialization of export crops requires intermediaries can lead to lower participation … into export cropping and, thus, to higher poverty. We test the model using data from the Uganda National Household Survey …

theory is augmented to allow for politically-motivated governments, so that the sign of export policy may be converted from …

Export taxes, despite being applied by several countries, have not received the same scrutiny in multilateral trade … negotiations as other trade barriers. This work seeks to provide more detail into the linkages between export taxes, trade, food … prices, and poverty in the agriculture sector. We first focus on how export taxes have impacted trade and international …