The consequences on international trade of country breaks-up have received an increasing attention. This paper … investigates the effect of independence on bilateral trade of former French colonies with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. Thanks to … an original dataset including data on pre-independence bilateral trade we obtain more accurate results. We also show that …

Does leaving a currency union reduce international trade? This paper reexamines time series estimates of currency … unions on trade from a historical perspective using a dynamic gravity equation and by conducting in-depth case studies of … of currency unions on trade close to one percent. …

Does colonisation explain differences in trade performance across developing countries? In this paper, we analyse the … differential impact of British versus French colonial legacies on the current trade of African ex-colonies. We initially find that … former British colonies trade more, on average, than do their French counterparts. This difference might be the result of the …

Empirical evidence suggests that belonging to an empire favours trade by lowering transaction costs and establishing … preferential trade agreements. Does the end of an empire invert this effect, and if so, through which channels? This paper uses an … original dataset to explore the impact of independence on former colonies’ bilateral trade over the 1948-2007 period. We show …

Does leaving a currency union reduce international trade? This paper reexamines time series estimates of currency … unions on trade from a historical perspective using a dynamic gravity equation and by conducting in-depth case studies of … of currency unions on trade close to one percent. …

Does leaving a currency union reduce international trade? This paper reexamines time series estimates of currency … unions on trade from a historical perspective using a dynamic gravity equation and by conducting in-depth case studies of … of currency unions on trade close to one percent. …

This paper revisits the early time series estimates of currency unions on trade from an historical perspective using a …'etats, genocide, bloody wars of independence, various other geopolitical travesties, or were predated by trade collapses. Static … implies that currency unions do not increase trade. …

current international laws provide economic benefits to these countries in terms of increased trade for non-IP goods. As this …

influence countries' decisions regarding international trade. We measure US influence using a newly constructed annual panel of … market for American products. Our analysis is able to rule out decreased bilateral trade costs, changing political ideology …