Introduction: Silks, A Global Perspective -- Part I: Exchanges, Markets And Trade -- 1. The Golden Age Of Valencian … Distribution Of Silks In The United Provinces In The 18th Century -- 3. The Impact Of Sino-European Trade On Chinese Silk … Production From The Mid 17th To The Early 20th Century -- 4. From Southeast Asia To Japan. Trade, Circulation, And Uses Of Silk …

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 …