model, we find that autocracies import substantially less than democ- racies, even after controlling for ocial trade …The paper analyzes whether the political regime of a country influences its involvement in international trade. Firstly …, we develop a theoretical model that predicts that autocracies trade less than democracies. Secondly, we test the …

between the required investment and available resources in the short-run. The macroeconomic rationale for aid relates to its … performed since the early nineties. The new paradigm argues that aid is effective to close the gap in the long-run only if …

model, we and that autocracies import substantially less than democracies, even after controlling for official trade …The paper analyzes whether the political regime of a country inuences its involvement in international trade. Firstly …, we develop a theoretical model that predicts that autocracies trade less than democracies. Secondly, we test the …

Brazil is a country with long-standing ambitions for a major role in the world economy and in global governance, but …

facilitation issues. Since aid for trade (AfT) has been recognized as a powerful instrument for increasing developing countries …' trade capacity by targeting internal trade costs, this paper tests whether complementarities exist between this type of aid …Developing countries are increasingly using regional integration as a main policy lever when pursuing a trade …

(english) This paper is dedicated to a theoretical and empirical survey of the relationship between trade, growth … studies have therefore estimated the direct impact of trade on income or income growth. But this raises the problem of … endogeneity of trade to income, knowing that openness defined according to trade cannot be easily related to trade policies. As it …

This paper is dedicated to a theoretical and empirical survey of the relationship between trade, growth, poverty and … therefore estimated the direct impact of trade on income or income growth. But this raises the problem of endogeneity of trade … to income, knowing that openness defined according to trade cannot be easily related to trade policies. As it is shown in …

Promising growth rates, increased trade, and competition among major global players for African resources have boosted … deficits in good government in many African countries, the EU bears responsibility for the fragile state of many African … economies. The self-interested trade policies of the EU and other world powers contribute to poverty and unsatisfactory …

for the period 1971 to 1997. Emphasis is put on the question whether there is a synchronization in the national business … smaller countries such as Luxembourg, Ireland, Portugal, and Finland. But for most of the EMU-members common shocks are much …