systematically larger along the pre-Islamic trade routes in the Old World. The theory argues that this particular type of geography … economic performance. It suggests that the unequal distribution of land endowments conferred differential gains from trade … to institute a system of income redistribution. However, a higher propensity to save by the rich would exacerbate wealth …

systematically larger along the pre-Islamic trade routes in the Old World. The theory argues that this particular type of geography … economic performance. It suggests that the unequal distribution of land endowments conferred differential gains from trade … to institute a system of income redistribution. However, a higher propensity to save by the rich would exacerbate wealth …

systematically larger along the pre-Islamic trade routes in the Old World. The theory argues that this particular type of geography … economic performance. It suggests that the unequal distribution of land endowments conferred differential gains from trade ….cial to institute a system of income redistribution. However, a higher propensity to save by the rich would exacerbate wealth …

with a strong belief in a moralizing God. -- Religion ; Islam ; Geography ; Redistribution ; Land Inequality ; Africa … adherence is systematically higher along the pre-Islamic trade routes. We discuss the possible mechanisms that may give rise to … and proximity to lucrative trade routes. We argue that these elements exacerbated inequalities across diverse tribal …

systematically larger along the pre-Islamic trade routes in the Old World. The theory argues that this particular type of geography … economic performance. It suggests that the unequal distribution of land endowments conferred differential gains from trade … to institute a system of income redistribution. However, a higher propensity to save by the rich would exacerbate wealth …

In this paper, we develop a network perspective on the welfare gains from trade in today's internationally fragmented … supply chains. Towards this end, we study a Ricardian trade model featuring trade in final and intermediate products, and … introduce a novel comparative statics approach to decompose the total welfare effects of an arbitrary trade cost shock into …

I examine the conditions under which trade can support peaceful coexistence and prosperity when particular social and … allow them to withhold production can improve their gains from trade. I describe the implications for indigenous … contemporary evidence and historical cases of organizations and institutions created to engender trade and support peace drawn from …

This paper revisits the relationship between international trade and economic growth. We measure trade openness indices … in explaining growth gains from trade. Using sectoral level data from WORLD KLEMS Database on industrial productivity and … output and global input output tables to construct the measures of trade openness, our empirical analysis covering 21 …

distributions - affects trade patterns along both the extensive and intensive margin. The idea that similarity of demand structures … intensifies trade goes back to the well-known Linder hypothesis. Based on a sample of 102 countries, I find that bilateral trade … range of incomes for which two distributions overlap - and document that both are important determinants of bilateral trade …