and trade finance, particularly those receiving trade loans. Results show that a percent increase in trade finance loan is … associated with 0.067-0.083 percent increase in export earnings depending on the model. When we proxy trade finance by the sum of … trade finance loans and export-adjusted notes receivable, elasticity estimates range between 0.18-0.31 depending on the …

This paper surveys a wide body of economic literature on the relationship between currencies and trade. Specifically …, two main issues are investigated: the impact on international trade of exchange rate volatility and of currency … misalignments. On average, exchange rate volatility has a negative (even if not large) impact on trade flows. The extent of this …

Intra SAARC trade seems to be quite of a small order of magnitude. This might be because of normal outcome or because … of unexplored trade opportunity. If the latter is the case, then increased trade within this region might be welfare … improving. This study attempts to make a formal analysis of these issues, and estimates a gravity model of international trade …

the determinants of developing country participation in the DS system, using bilateral industry-level trade data, and a …