In this paper we estimate gravity models to see whether trade volumes of countries in the MENA region are significantly … show that the variables used in standard gravity models cannot explain a significant part of MENA's trade performance …, particularly on exports. We then go on to 'augment' the standard gravity model with relevant variables from the World Bank …

ambiguous, more recent directions in trade theory and the theory of economic growth suggest reasons why landlocked countries …Do landlocked countries face special economic development problems? Whereas traditional neoclassical theory is … might be at a disadvantage. Our empirical evidence confirms the hypothesis that landlocked countries experience slower …

World trade evolves at two margins. Where a bilateral trading relationship already exists it may increase through time …-War-II growth in manufacturing world trade along these two margins. We propose a “corner-solutions-version” of the gravity model to … (intensive margin). But trade may also increase if a trading bilateral relationship is newly established between countries that …

This paper provides striking confirmation of the restrictions of the structural gravity model of trade. Structural … forces predicted by theory explain 95% of the variation of the fixed effects used to control for them in the recent gravity …