A computable general equilibrium model is applied to evaluate the opportunity costs of not adopting Bt cotton, a genetically-modified (GM) insect resistant cotton, in Benin, Burkina- Faso, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Tanzania, and Uganda when it is adopted in other countries. Our model uniquely employs...

The aim of this paper is to review the literature on the link between nance and international trade. First, export performance is shown to strongly depend on sectors' or fimrs' external nance dependence. More vulnerable rms or sectors export less than others. Moreover, insu cient nancial...