This paper studies the effects of trade policy uncertainty on the extensive and the intensive margins of trade for a … sample of 149 exporters at the HS6 digit level. We measure trade policy uncertainty as the gap between binding tariff … commitments under trade agreements (multilateral and regional agreements) and applied tariffs- what is also known as tariffs …

This paper studies the effects of trade policy uncertainty on the extensive and the intensive margins of trade for a … sample of 149 exporters at the HS6 digit level. We measure trade policy uncertainty as the gap between binding tariff … commitments under trade agreements (multilateral and regional agreements) and applied tariffs- what is also known as tariffs …

This paper studies the effects of trade policy uncertainty on the extensive and the intensive margins of trade for a … sample of 149 exporters at the HS6 digit level. We measure trade policy uncertainty as the gap between binding tariff … commitments under trade agreements (multilateral and regional agreements) and applied tariffs- what is also known as tariffs …

Economic theory suggests that countries’ tariff commitments in trade agreements reflect their import market power at …-Uruguay Round applied tariffs and relying on the theoretical framework of the terms-of-trade motive for trade agreements, we …

This paper explores the role that quality of infrastructure has on a country's trade performance, estimating a gravity … clearance) on total bilateral trade and on trade in the automotive, clothing and textile sectors. In order to obtain unbiased … of bilateral flows, have a significant negative impact on trade; (ii) quality of infrastructure is an important …

trade liberalization on wage inequality. In the context of a dynamic trade model with costly labour mobility (Lechthaler and … Mileva, 2013), we show that the effect of trade liberalization on wage inequality depends on i) the time horizon considered …, ii) the degree of worker mobility, and iii) the degree of trade liberalization (partial/full). In the short-run, observed …

Fears of rising wage inequality and job loss loom large in current debates on free trade. Surprisingly, however, there … exists little academic research on how to compensate those who lose from free trade. This policy paper reviews the existing … theoretical literature on trade and compensation, and derives guidelines on how to design compensation schemes in practice. The …

, namely on increasing international trade flows, and will review the evidence on the effect of trade on inequality. Second …

In this paper we study the impact of digitalization on trade costs in 58 economies over the period 2014 - 2018 …. Improvements in digital connectivity can reduce trade costs through multiple channels, including better access to information … active mobile broadband subscriptions per capita, on a broad measure of trade costs that captures all impediments that make …

This paper focuses on self-selection into trade by exporting and importing firms, and on the presence of differential … heterogeneity and the connection between firm-level performance and international trade. They provide evidence on the remarkable …