hypothesis is that the Euro-Mediterranean Process should promote not only trade but also stronger links between the European … exports, which could also intensify the aid-trade relationship. In particular, we expect to find higher trade volumes in both … directions after the process started in 1995 and intensified in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when several bilateral free trade …

This paper investigates whether Aid for Trade (AfT) improves export performance, i.e. does AfT lead to greater exports … found to affect exports at the upper tail of the distribution. In contrast, aid for trade policy and aid disbursed for …

This paper focuses on the impact of maritime piracy on international trade. Piracy increases the cost of international … maritime transport through an increase in insecurity regarding goods deliveries. Bilateral trade flows between the main … measures of piracy acts. We found robust evidence indicating that maritime piracy reduces the volume of trade; the effect of …

as an LDC and consequently being eligible for a range of unilateral trade preferences. We estimate a gravity model of … trade over the period of 1970 to 2013, in which identification is achieved by exploiting the particularities and asymmetries …' trade preferences on the exports of LDCs and the effectiveness of the trade preference schemes of the EU, the US, Canada …

This paper analyzes the effects of 3D printing technologies on the volume of trade and on the structure of FDI. A … techniques. At this stage international trade stays unaffected. Finally, at later stages, with 3D printing machines being widely … used, further technological progress in 3D printing leads to a gradual replacement of international trade. Empirical …

This paper is the first to analyze the impact of free trade agreements (FTAs) and the harmonization of rules of origin … global sample of trade partners. Data on exports from four MENA countries (Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia) to 61 …

hypothesis is that the Euro-Mediterranean Process should promote not only trade but also stronger links between the European … exports, which could also intensify the aid-trade relationship. In particular, we expect to find higher trade volumes in both … directions after the process started in 1995 and intensified in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when several bilateral free trade …

The issues of zero trade observations and the validity of the log linear transformation of the gravity equation have …% zero trade observations. Our results from the robustness checks are in favour of only the Multinomial Poisson Maximum … rejected since 2008 at the EU border. Thus, a deeper trade agreement between these trading partners involving a significant …