This chapter surveys the literature on international trade and the protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in … the global economy. The discussion is organized around the major questions in the field. How does openness to trade affect … support the major arguments for and against the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS …

This paper develops a quantitative, multi-country model of endogenous growth, international trade, and international … knowledge flows in order to understand how access to both foreign products and technologies, together, influences innovation … about and applying research previously conducted abroad. The effect of trade barriers on the level and dispersion of income …

from closer ties with the EU that result in higher levels of trade and FDI inflows, once the turbulence of the 'Arab Spring …

This paper examines the role that trade plays in economic development through the channel of technology transfer … between donor- and receiving countries. In this context, trade in (capital) goods allows technology import and improved input … decisions. Second, trade opens export markets, allowing learning-by-doing. Third and most importantly, trade increases the set …

Market to ensure freer trade and perhaps to create an egalitarian Europe. The post-1993 period saw the biggest enlargement of … had happened in the EU. Our study makes a humble attempt to shed light on the role of trade (both intra-EU and EU versus … trade openness and government expenditure did contribute to per capita income convergence in the EU during the period of our …

from closer ties with the EU that result in higher levels of trade and FDI inflows, once the turbulence of the ‘Arab Spring …

trade intensity ratio increases between the countries. Geographical proximity and language similarities also turn out to be …

We map the relationship between products in global trade and the products a country exports as a network to devise a …

We estimate the effect of international trade on average labor productivity at the country level. Our empirical … approach relies on summary measures of trade that, we argue, are preferable on both theoretical and empirical grounds to the … one conventionally used. In contrast to the marginally significant and non-robust effects of trade on productivity found …