Despite a general agreement that piracy poses a significant threat to maritime shipping, empirical evidence regarding … information on pirate attacks to investigate how exporting firms and cargo ships respond to maritime piracy. It finds that overall … exports along affected shipping routes fall following an increase in pirate activity. In addition, piracy induces firms to …

Despite a general agreement that piracy poses a significant threat to maritime shipping, empirical evidence regarding … customs data with information on pirate attacks to investigate how exporting firms respond to maritime piracy. It finds that … overall exports along a particular shipping route fall following an increase in pirate activity. In addition, piracy induces …

examine the impact of maritime piracy on Chinese export flows as well as firms' choice of transport mode. … LMU Munich in February 2019. It consists of four selfcontained chapters that empirically investigate different trade … dampening phenomena using gravity analysis. The first two chapters examine the effects of anti-dumping duties on trade …

A recent literature explores the nature and causes of the collapse in international trade during 2008 and 2009. The …; quantities fell by more than prices; and prices fell less for differentiated products. Do these stylised facts apply to trade … what extent the trade collapses of the Great Depression and Great Recession resembled each other. It also compares the free …

This paper explores official trade data to identify patterns of smuggling in international trade. Our main measure of … interest is the difference in matched partner trade statistics, i.e., the extent to which the recorded export value in the … with the level of corruption in both partner countries. This finding supports the hypothesis that trade gaps partly …

This paper explores official trade data to identify patterns of smuggling in international trade. Our main measure of … interest is the difference in matched partner trade statistics, i.e., the extent to which the recorded export value in the … with the level of corruption in both partner countries. This finding supports the hypothesis that trade gaps partly …

in comparison to that of other regions of the world is witnessed, despite geographical proximity and preferential trade … agreements. Using statistical data and the literature on the subject, the paper engages in a discussion on German trade flows …

We use panel data for listed firms from China for 2013-2021 to examine the association between their export earnings … 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 …

What is the impact on intra-national trade and regional economic outcomes when the quality and lane-capacity of an … transactions, we estimate a large positive impact of reduced travel times on trade as well as local manufacturing employment and …

network and transport strategy of its own to leverage its economic potential. It should not rely on China's Belt and Road …The study concludes that Europe should respond to China's New Silk Road initiative with a coherent infrastructure … Road' can be seen as complementary to China's efforts. The study finds that the development of a European Silk Road could …