international trade

Aggregate data can mask micro-level adjustments in the wake of terrorist activities. Administrative data from Pakistan reveals how a major terrorist attack distorted export patterns across firms, products, and regions.

Once fueled by technology transfer, learning, and open markets, the extraordinary growth driven by globalisation is now constrained by rising geopolitical tensions, fragmentation, and declining trust – making future ‘growth miracles’ far less likely.

The US, China, and the EU are shaping the future of climate policy, but could their efforts hurt trade opportunities for developing countries? How should policymakers balance the green benefits of climate policy against the economic risks for those i...

New measures of export and import exposure at the individual level show that international trade increases earnings inequality in Ecuador

Does international trade always push countries up the ladder of development?

International trade policies subsidise pollution by favouring dirty industries, who face lower trade barriers

Welfare gains from trade openness are dependent on whether trade results in a reallocation of resources towards or away from distorted sectors

Centralised procurement by the public sector leads to lower drug prices, but the price reduction is smaller when the supply side is more concentrated