Transaction costs are a major reason why international trade flows are much smaller than traditional trade theory would … suggest. Trust between trading partners lowers transaction costs and may therefore enhance trade. The empirical analysis of … this paper shows that more trust leads to more trade so that part of the mystery of missing trade can be attributed to the …

gender inequality with comparative advantage (trade) and foreign direct investment flows. It discusses different forms and …

The paper empirically explores the international linkages between gender inequality and trade flows of a sample of 92 …

unfair comparative advantage in trade by using child labour. The results indicate that multinationals are highly sensitive …

comparative advantage (trade) and foreign direct investment flows. It discusses several forms and the prevalence of forced labour …

While theoretical models suggest that trade is likely to increase productivity and income levels, the empirical … evidence is rather mixed. For some countries, trade has a strong impact on growth, whereas for other countries there is no or … even a negative linkage. We examine one likely prerequisite for a welfare increasing impact of trade, that is, the role of …