This paper introduces the first effort to quantitatively document the small arms market by collating field reports and … market is developed and empirically estimated to identify the key determinants of assault rifle prices. Variables which proxy …

This paper analyzes the impact of Covid-19 and uncooperative trade policies on world food markets. It quantifies the … percent on average. Escalating export restrictions would multiply the initial shock by a factor of 3, with world food prices …

This paper focuses on the sluggish growth of world trade relative to income growth in recent years. The analysis uses …

countries fight about under World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement. The paper characterizes the scope of products, as … well as the levels of and changes to the trade values, market shares, volumes, and prices for those goods that eventually … become subject to WTO litigation. The first result is striking heterogeneity in the level of market access at stake across …

Using an empirical model, this study provides some insights into the functioning of the oilseed-biodiesel-diesel market … complex in a large country that determines the biodiesel price, reflecting market equilibrium changes resulting from … oilseed prices compared with a fuel tax exemption. Jumps in world crude oil prices have differential impacts on commodity …

, despite well-known deficiencies. This paper develops and applies optimal aggregators for the real-world case of multiple …

world differently. Using a combination of static and dynamic panel data analysis, we find that while increases in trade per … higher degree of coincidence between the regional income distribution and regional foreign market access positions have …