distribution of resources has sharpened the trade-off between the benefits of common policies needed to tackle cross … reduce trade costs were largely ignored across African RECs until recently. While this is probably due to the difficulty in …

escalation facing Africa, improvements in the productivity of agricultural processing, and reductions in trade barriers within …

increased international trade. This study tests two theories as to why democracies might trade more. First, political freedom … trade more. Second, democracy implies higher quality governance either through institutions or policy-making procedures. I … utilize a bilateral gravity trade model covering approximately 150 countries from 1950 to 1999, with fixed effects for time …