This paper attempts to quantify the impact of economic policy uncertainty on overall trade and trade linked to global … negative impact of policy uncertainty on overall trade growth. A 1 percent increase in uncertainty is associated with a 0 ….02 percentage point reduction in the growth of goods and services trade, implying that the increase in policy uncertainty since mid …

This edition of Global Trade Watch addresses three questions concerning recent trade developments: What is happening …? Why? Does it matter? 2016 is the fifth consecutive year of sluggish trade growth and the year with the weakest trade … performance since the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis. Current estimates of growth in the volumes of trade in goods …

individual stock markets and the energy portfolio, which in turn may limit the benefit of risk reduction through diversification …

This paper attempts to quantify the impact of economic policy uncertainty on overall trade and trade linked to global … negative impact of policy uncertainty on overall trade growth. A 1 percent increase in uncertainty is associated with a 0 ….02 percentage point reduction in the growth of goods and services trade, implying that the increase in policy uncertainty since mid …