The analysis of Baltic regional trade patterns reveals that during the nineties the Baltic states made significant … progress to integrate into the Western European division of labour although a significant share of (transit) trade with Russia … occupation. In addition, a trade entropy analysis and gravity model estimates show that European integration of the Baltic states …

The analysis of Baltic regional trade patterns reveals that during the nineties the Baltic states made significant … progress to integrate into the Western European division of labour although a significant share of (transit) trade with Russia … occupation. In addition, a trade entropy analysis and gravity model estimates show that European integration of the Baltic states …

Language is a strong and robust determinant of international trade patterns: Countries sharing a common language trade … that this trade-promoting effect of language is likely to reflect cultural ties, rather than lower costs of communication … local dialect between regions have a sizable and significant positive impact on intra-national trade. We interpret this …

Migration and trade are often linked through ethnic networks boosting bilateral trade. This study uses migration to … quantify the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The framework provides the first panel … between 1.6 and 2.4 depending upon weighting. This provides an important contribution to the trade literature of Ricardian …

This paper analyses the effect of international borders and of trade agreements at international borders on subnational … 1950 and 2017. Our results show that international borders decrease regional income per capita, while trade agreements at … international borders increase regional income per capita by about the same magnitude. The positive marginal effect of trade …

The paper explores regional trade integration of the countries involved in the EU eastward enlargement (EU-25 …) processes distinguishing the possible regional trade clusters within EU-25 that may support integration of the EU-15 and the new … member states. We examine whether the gravity equation based on the new trade theory describes trade integration of the EU-25 …

This paper examines data on trade flows between West German Bundesländer (federal states) and East Germany to explore … the effect of national borders on trade. Although the data cover only a small fraction of intra-German trade flows, I find …

Given the large trade and current account deficits in some of the new EU member states the development of their … analysis with aggregated data indicates that in the eight central and east European EU member states FDI and trade are …'s micro database direct investment (MIDI). The net effect of FDI on the trade balance is ambiguous, but FDI in high …

This paper investigates the link between unemployment and external trade in Germany, using data on unemployment …, international trade and economic activity for the 16 German federal states (Länder). With panel data econometrics we show that … international trade as measured by state-wise trade shares have a significant negative impact on state-wise unemployment rates. We …