Information on "Trade Theory "
June 2013
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Jun 2013
Foreign Ownership and the Extensive Margins of Exports
Author: Horst Raff, Joachim Wagner
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper examines how foreign ownership of a firm affects the variety of goods that it exports and the number of countries it trades with. More on «Foreign Ownership and the Extensive Margins of Exports»
April 2011
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Apr 2011
Whom to Send to Doha?
Author: Mario Larch, Wolfgang Lechthaler
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Why are empirically observed tariffs so much lower than theoretically calculated Nash-equilibrium tariffs? The authors argue that this gap can be narrowed by using a dynamic model instead of a static model. More on «Whom to Send to Doha?»
January 2011
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2011
Mercy and the Structures of the World
Author: Stephen Chan, Thomas Fues, Richard Jolly, Hans W Singer
Publisher: German Development Institute
Hans Wolfgang Singer was a renowned international economist and one of the most influential development practitioners of the 20th century. More on «Mercy and the Structures of the World»
December 2009
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Dec 2009
Trading Up: How a Value Chain Approach Can Benefit the Rural Poor
Author: Jonathan Mitchell, Jodie Keane, Christopher Coles
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This report examines how value chain analysis can help the rural poor to participate gainfully in local, regional and global trade. More on «Trading Up: How a Value Chain Approach Can Benefit the Rural Poor»
August 2009
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Aug 2009
Unemployment in an Interdependent World
Author: Gabriel Felbermayr, Mario Larch, Wolfgang Lechthaler
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper explores the linkages between unemployment and trade. More on «Unemployment in an Interdependent World» -
Aug 2009
Why Trade Barriers Hurt: Protectionism in the New Trade Model
Author: Wolfgang Lechthaler
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This policy brief analyzes the consequences of protectionism in the new trade model of Melitz 2003 and its dynamic version in Ghironi and Melitz 2005. More on «Why Trade Barriers Hurt: Protectionism in the New Trade Model»
January 2009
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2009
Are Unit Export Values Correct Measures of the Export's Quality?
Author: Krzysztof Szczygielski, Wojciech Grabowski
Publisher: Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE)
This paper seeks to measure the quality of exports using their unit export value. More on «Are Unit Export Values Correct Measures of the Export's Quality?»
December 2008
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Dec 2008
Technological Change, Trade, and Endogenous Factor Endowments
Author: Erich Gundlach, Albert de Vaal
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper shows how the steady state capital labor ratio endogenously adjusts to technology shocks in a two-sector small open economy. More on «Technological Change, Trade, and Endogenous Factor Endowments» -
Dec 2008
Integrating Biofuels into the DART Model
Author: Bettina Kretschmer, Sonja Peterson, Adriana Ignaciuk
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper extends the DART (Dynamic Applied Regional Trade) model to biofuels in order to assess the role that bioenergy can play in an effective and efficient climate policy. More on «Integrating Biofuels into the DART Model»
September 2008
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Sep 2008
Can Trade Really Hurt? An Empirical Follo-up on Samuelson's Controversial Paper
Author: Jürgen Bitzer, Holger Görg, Philipp J H Schröder
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper investigates Samuelson's argument that technical progress of the trade partner may hurt the home country. More on «Can Trade Really Hurt? An Empirical Follo-up on Samuelson's Controversial Paper»
