We study the duopolistic interaction between two monopolists located in two different countries who sell an imperfect substitute good in two markets. The traded good is transported between the two nations on ships using solid wood packing materials (SWPMs) and hence the presence of one or more...

We study the duopolistic interaction between two monopolists located in two different countries who sell an imperfect substitute good in two markets. The traded good is transported between the two nations on ships using solid wood packing materials (SWPMs) and hence the presence of one or more...

We analyze the interactions between positive and negative externalities in innovation and trade for economic growth in a region when this region is part of an aggregate economy consisting of two regions. In both regions consumers have constant relative risk aversion preferences, there is human...

The study of interregional trade using a theoretical framework has now attracted a lot of attention from economists and regional scientists in the last three decades. Even so, this study has definitely lagged the study of international trade which has been ongoing for over three centuries. Put...

The purpose of this introductory chapter is to provide an overview of the contents of this book titled The Region and Trade: New Analytical Directions. Following this introductory chapter which comprises Part I of the book, there are 11 chapters and each of these chapters — written by an...