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Firms in International Trade [PDF]
Since the mid-1990s, researchers have used micro datasets to study countries' production and trade at the firm level and have found that exporting firms differ substantially from firms that solely serve the domestic market. Across a wide range of countries and industries, exporting firms have been shown to be larger, more productive, more skill- and ...
Peter K. Schott+8 more
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Regions in International Trade [PDF]
The book provides a comprehensive approach to the assessment of the nature of exporting activity, combining well-established theoretical reasoning with empirical evidence, and also signalling important economic policy recommendations. It is suitable for a wide range of recipients ranging from scholars and students to policy-makers or local/regional ...
Umiński, Stanisław+1 more
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Wholesalers in international trade [PDF]
Recent empirical research in international trade has revealed overwhelming evidence that, in all countries, a remarkably small proportion of firms report exports in Customs statistics. However, a large share of these are wholesalers. This suggests that the number of producers selling their products abroad might be much greater than that suggested by a ...
Guy Lalanne+5 more
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International Trade and Retailing [PDF]
The New Trade Theory predicts that international trade lowers prices for consumers and expands the choices available to them. This study shows that both predictions may no longer hold once adjustments in the retail sector are taken into account. I present a new model of retailing in general equilibrium and explore its implications for a number of ...
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The Politics of International Trade [PDF]
Traditional international trade models explain the sources of comparative advantage and show how a country as a whole gains from trade and from terms-of-trade improvement. The traditional models assumed competitive market-determined outcomes with passive or benevolent government. Income-distribution consequences of trade policy were noted.
Ethier, Wilfred J., Hillman, Arye L.
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The International Trade Network [PDF]
9 pages, 7 ...
K. Bhattacharya+2 more
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Entrepreneurship in International Trade [PDF]
Author(s): Rauch, J E; Watson, Joel | Abstract: Motivated by evidence on the importance of incomplete information and networks in international trade, we investigate the supply of "network intermediation." We hypothesize that the agents who become international trade intermediaries first accumulate networks of foreign contacts while working as ...
Rauch, J E, Watson, Joel
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Arbitration in International Trade [PDF]
The great majority of international contracts provide for arbitration in the event of dispute. Legal scholars argue that international arbitration is causing the development of a legal doctrine attuned to the needs of business and independent of national laws.
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International trade and internal organization [PDF]
Abstract Informal discussions on international trade attribute much importance to organizational differences. Nevertheless, economic theories of international trade have not been extended to incorporate this important element. This paper integrates theories of internal organization with a model of international trade by adding another dimension — how
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Diversification and International Trade [PDF]
We have struggled mightily with trying to understand the deeper meaning of our assigned title. What are the critical issues linking diversification of agriculture and international trade? Are they competitive, or even antagonistic, concepts in the broader context of food security and agricultural development? Are they complementary and synergistic and,
McCalla, Alex F.+3 more
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