This study evaluates the effect of international cartels on the volume of bilateral trade by relying on the gravity … model of trade and the Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood (PPML) estimator. Using a rich cartel data set that contains … information on 170 discovered and prosecuted international cartels as well as the most disaggregated bilateral trade data for all …

international economic integration. Economists show a particular interest in analyzing the frequency of processes of business cycle … business cycle convergence in economies is the intensity and structure of international trade. The aim of this paper is to … analyze the influence exerted by international trade over the synchronization of business cycles in Poland, the European Union …