There has been great focus in the recent trade theory literature on the introduction of firm heterogeneity into trade … only form of trade restrictions. Moreover, a standard assumption is that firms differ across marginal cost, yet empirical … in trade restrictions, a necessary step towards studying strategic trade policy. In addition, I highlight the differences …

There has been great focus in the recent trade theory literature on the introduction of firm heterogeneity into trade … models. This introduction has highlighted the importance of the entry/exit decision of firms in response to changes in trade … barriers. However, it is typical in many of these models to use iceberg transport costs as a general form of trade barriers …

The key result of the so-called "New Trade Theory" is that countries gain from falling trade costs by an increase in … second result is a major issue for anti-trade activists who criticize the move towards free trade as promoting … trade costs induces additional varieties to export and drives out some non-exported varieties, these modifications result in …

hypothesis with respect to tariffs set by China prior to 2001. We focus on China before its accession into the World Trade … outcome; that is trade negotiations. -- Foreign direct investment ; Optimal tariffs …

of the British pound vis-a-vis the euro and led to considerable uncertainty about future trade relations between the UK … and the EU. Using administrative data on the universe of Irish exporters, we compare exporters with different levels of …

-side mechanisms affecting trade flows between the two sides of the fallen Iron Curtain. Specifically, producers from a block of … examining EU custom data. Our findings are consistent with products originating from former centrally planned countries being … we consider extra-EU exporters. The evidence aligns with psychology and marketing contributions and may have important …

Rules of Origin (RoO) are essential components of any preferential trade agreement (PTA) short of a full customs union … showing that they act as barriers to intra-PTA trade. However, this paper argues that the indices of RoO restrictiveness … OLS and IV regressions to measure the impact of RoO on intra-PTA trade flows. Across an eleven year panel of 90 country …

The Everything But Arms agreement, introduced by the EU in 2001, eliminated duties on most imports from the least … countries to the EU. Using a panel of sector-level data across countries, our estimates suggest that, contrary to expectations …, the agreement may have increased the skill-content of these exports, benefitting the lowest-skilled EU workers at the …

Relative to the rest of the EU, Ireland is especially vulnerable to the fallout from Brexit, both economically and … politically. With increasing frustration over the reaction from Brussels, some are suggesting that an Irish exit from the EU would … UK is one of Ireland's single-nation trading partners, when compared to the EU27 as a group, it is much smaller. …

In contrast to developed countries, developing nations are especially reliant on trade taxes, particularly tariffs, as … revenue generating trade barriers such as anti-dumping duties. The effectiveness of this is potentially limited due to the … estimating the impact of anti-dumping measures for 82 importing countries from 2008-2014. We find that anti-dumping's trade …