Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). I develop an argument suggesting how levels of democracy and factor endowments are …

Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). I develop an argument suggesting how levels of democracy and factor endowments are …

). The argument, which is supported by empirical analysis, suggests that democracy, relative power, relative endowments, and …

that diversification evolves more favorably in Africa compared to Asia for primary, as opposed to processed, agricultural …This study addresses the strategies and the factors of agricultural export performance in Africa compared with other … agricultural export commodities, either primary or processed, are less diversified in sub-Saharan Africa as compared to Asia, but …

Using data from 1988 to 2007, we examine to what extent bilateral aid flows of an individual donor to a country depend … on aid flows from all other bilateral and multilateral donors to that country. We thereby want to assess to what extent … donor coordination, free-riding, selectivity, specialization, and common donor motivations drive bilateral aid allocation as …

Does official aid pave the road for private foreign investment or does it suffocate private initiative by diverting … marginal effect of aid on private foreign investment is close to zero. Surprisingly, however, the effect is strictly positive …