This paper studies the usefulness of the P*-model in the analysis of the behaviour of prices in Iranian economy. The P*-model is based on the Quantity of Theory of Money. This model believes that the price level tends to move towards the equilibrium price level. The P* model uses price gap to...

The gravity equation for analysing the trade flows between the Baltic Rim countries have been elaborated in order to test the hypothesis that the knowledge resulting from universal law of nature is also applicable for exploring bilateral trade flows of the countries. The results of the study...

This study surveys the empirical literature in which the gravity equation has been used to study the effect of economic integration agreements (EIAs) on international trade flows. We show that most studies either focus on improving the methodology to assess regionalism’s overall impact, or on...

This paper examines the relationship between financial development and trade based on panel data of bilateral trade between the world's three largest economies (United States, Japan, and Germany) and 47 partner countries over the period 2003 to 2007. Access to loans for businesses has a strong...

The proliferation of preferential trade agreements has resulted in a complex system of preferences in which market access conditions are often discriminatory. In this paper we investigate how market access conditions have evolved between 2000 and 2009, and how this has affected international...