This study is probably the first attempt to examine the nonlinear relationship between export
diversification and income inequality. It uses a balanced panel of 90 countries over the 2002 …

We investigate if financial development (FD) can reduce the export concentration in regional
context, corroborating the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO) membership …

Developing and integrating agricultural markets may be key to addressing Africa's
sustainability challenges. By modelling trade costs from farm gate to potential import markets …

This paper links cross‐country variation in trade facilitation policies to prominent indicators
of national customs and logistics performance. We test the hypotheses that the policy data …

Over the last years, the world has experienced a backlash against trade. It could translate
into a strong appeal to trade protectionism, lowering multilateral cooperation and delaying …

This study examines the effects of logistics infrastructure on export variety, as measured by
the extensive margin. Using finely disaggregated exports data for Turkey's trade with 174 …

Trade facilitation is widely touted in the literature as a means to increase trade, capital
inflows, and economic growth as a result of lower transaction costs; however, its …

I use an approach from the family of 'new quantitative trade models' to explore the links
between trade costs and integration in Global Value Chains (GVCs). The model …

As exports grow, export diversification tends to increase in developing countries, but
decrease in high-income countries. We examine how the effect of transportation costs on …

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 …