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 studies the intangible costs of international trade by extending the basic gravity equation with measures of … cultural and institutional distance, and institutional quality. Analyzing a sample of bilateral trade flows between 92 … countries in 1999, we find that institutional distance has a negative effect on bilateral trade, presumably because the …

This paper argues that different types of trade liberalization { multilateral versus regional { may lead to different R …&D and productivity levels of firms. Trade agreements between countries are modelled with a network: nodes represent … countries and a link between the nodes indicates the existence of a trade agreement. In this framework, the multilateral trade …

rapid increase in the share of China in world trade. As the world is taking the full measure of this phenomenon, tensions … therefore provides an assessment of China’s “natural” place in the world economy based on a new set of trade integration … indicators. These indicators are used as a benchmark in order to examine whether China’s share in international trade is …

World trade contracted sharply in late 2008 and early 2009 following the deepening of the financial crisis in September … 2008. This paper discusses the main mechanisms behind the global downturn in trade and its impact on euro area exports and … recorded losses in productivity during this period. Going forward, the recovery in world trade will depend mainly on a …

Trade and migration have become more important in recent years for Austria and Germany. The transition in Central and … and trade is not harming employment and wages. Natives seem to be complements to migrants, at least to those from East … Europe. Trade does not affect wages at all, and hardly affect employment. Thus one can expect that, while the Austrian labour …