This chapter reviews how the literature on trade in agricultural and food products has
developed over the last 20 years. Its evolution has been heavily influenced by several …

Abstract Technical Barriers to Trade (TBTs) present a major challenge to exporters and
policymakers. Prior studies have shown that TBTs induce the exit of exporters, but little is …

In this paper, we examine the impact of trade and financial openness on bank loan pricing.
Using data from 35 emerging economies, we first document that higher trade and financial …

The literature evaluating the impact of gender quotas in the firm's governing bodies has not
yet come to an established consensus on their effects on corporate performance. We …

We quantify the impact of country-specific institutions on international trade and
development in a structural gravity framework. The econometric analysis offers robust …

The different facets of trade facilitation may impact heterogeneously exporters of different
size and productivity. Using the cross‐sectional variation in procedures at the border, we …

In the era of Industry 5.0, characterized by the seamless collaboration between humans and
machines, the integration of digital twin technology (DTT) and blockchain technology (BCT) …

In this paper, I study the impact of uncertainty in the delivery of inputs on international trade
patterns. I develop a model of sourcing decisions where risk-averse managers can contract …

I develop a theory of risk diversification through geography. In a general equilibrium trade
model with monopolistic competition and stochastic demand, risk-averse entrepreneurs …

Common wisdom holds that uncertainty impedes trade—yet we show that uncertainty can
fuel more trade in a simple general equilibrium trade model with information frictions. In …