The respect for human rights follows strong spatial patterns among countries. However, to understand and predict the spatial effects of policies and interventions, it is imperative to know whether these spatial patterns stem from countries' interactions and spillovers, or from common deep...

There are both empirical and theoretical arguments for the thesis that external factors have an impact on domestic institutional quality. Consequently, external factors may have large effects on domestic income via local institutions. This paper investigates the role of external factors by...

There are both empirical and theoretical arguments for the thesis that external factors have an impact on domestic institutional quality. Consequently, external factors may have large effects on domestic income via local institutions. This paper investigates the role of external factors by...

The least-developed countries, international trade and the European Union. What about "Everything But Arms"? / Gerrit Faber and Jan Orbie -- The development of EBA/ Jan Orbie -- EBA, EU trade policy and the ACP / Maurizio Carbone -- Bureaucratic competition in EU trade policy / Adrian Van Den...