investigates the effect of independence on bilateral trade of former French colonies with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. Thanks to … former French colonies in Sub-Saharan Africa exhibit distinctive post-colonial trade patterns as compared to other former …The consequences on international trade of country breaks-up have received an increasing attention. This paper …

the effect of independence on trade with a focus on former French colonies. Thanks to an original dataset including data … on pre-independence bilateral trade for former French colonies, we obtain more accurate results on the effect of … metropole and that this effect is mainly driven by former French colonies. We also show that, after independence, trade (imports …

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. …

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 … respect to trade. This finding suggests that the apparent better performance of British ex-colonies might be instead explained …

This paper examines the interplay of environmental policies with trade policies (tariffs) in a context of bilateral … trade and imperfect competition. …

Dynamic gains from trade can be an important conduit for increased firm-level innovation and productivity, both key … components of economic growth. This paper builds on previous research on the dynamic gains from trade by moving beyond a single … gains through the import of intermediate inputs and capital goods and systematically explores the specific impacts of non-trade …

number of international economic integration agreements, such as free trade agreements. This paper discusses the roles of … that tend to form free trade agreements tend to be closer to each other, more remote from the rest of the world, and larger … bilateral free trade agreements between Israel with Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. …

largest in FDI inflow, the third largest in foreign trade, the fourth largest in GDP, and an important engine for the global … the two largest markets. East Asia accounts for half of Chinas foreign trade and more than 70% of FDI inflow. Chinas trade … with South Asia is still small in volume, but high in growth rate. With the emergence of the Indian economy, trade and …