We build and estimate a structural dynamic general equilibrium model of growth and trade. Trade affects growth through …, growth affects trade, directly through changes in country size and indirectly through altering the incidence of trade costs …. Theory translates into an intuitive econometric system that identifies the causal impact of trade on income and growth, and …

presence of international trade and find evidence that both regulation and trade have a significant positive influence on …

This essay reviews the historical and ongoing role played by trade in sustained high growth and human development … progress, and makes the case that the post-2015 development agenda should include considerations related to trade rules and … supply-side capacity. Given the strong links between trade-led growth, economic upgrading, and poverty reduction, the paper …

Existing literature repeatedly documented a strong correlation between trade and growth. It has also shown a causal … also because of potential second best world effects and the implied endogeneity of trade policy. Policy recommendations for …