type="main" xml:id="twec12121-abs-0001" <title type="main">Abstract</title> <p>This paper uses a complex network approach for the analysis trade effects from regional trade agreements on world trade flows. We use bilateral trade data to compute the network community structure for every year between 1970 and 2000. We compare...</p>

<heading format="display" id="h1" implicit="yes" level="1">Abstract</heading> The paper analyses the link between financial constraints and firm export behaviour. Our main finding is that firms enjoying better financial health are more likely to become exporters. The result contrasts with the previous empirical literature which found evidence that export...