search for a job-type that matches their skill. They face a trade-off between match quality and the cost of extended search …. This trade-off differs between regions, because search is more efficient in larger regions. Then, interregional mobility … and trade lead to a pattern of specialization where large scale regions have a comparative advantage in producing …

We empirically investigate the responsiveness of international trade to the stringency of environmental regulation … equilibrium model of trade and pollution nesting the pollution haven motive for trade with the factor endowment motive. We analyze … show that trade patterns in ‘dirty’ commodities are jointly determined by relative factor endowments and environmental …

negatively by trade, while the Gini statistic is fueled by the falling labour share and increasing financial payments. Using …

We empirically analyse the response of US manufacturing labour market variables to various shocks, notably to trade … factors (a sector-specific measure of trade openness, along with common technology and oil price shocks), specific measures of … manufacturing-wide variables are included for each sector. Generalised impulse responses indicate that increased trade openness …

world. Because of this limitation, quantitative results were limited to Alaskan crude oil prices. All other price and trade … world. The model-generated results cover both crude and product prices as well as petroleum trade flows. The quantitative …

2000, according to business-as-usual forecasts published by the US Department of Energy. However, interesting trade … due to changes in the world trade patterns. The Soviet Union can avoid becoming a net petroleum importer as long as it (1 …

statistics cover the major activities of U.S. production, consumption, trade, stocks, and prices for petroleum, natural gas, coal …