The limits to offshoring: Technological complexity and information transfers
Long Title: The limits to offshoring Teaser: What jobs are headed overseas? This column emphasises that the feasibility of offshoring tasks is heavily influenced by the costs of transferring...
View ArticleRevisiting the death of distance
Long Title: Revisiting the death of distance Teaser: The sensitivity of bilateral trade flows to distance has remained unchanged or increased over the last half century, even in the face of...
View ArticleWhat’s driving the trade collapse?
Long Title: Explaining two trade busts: Output vs. trade costs in the Great Depression and today Teaser: Trade has declined massively during the crisis. This column assesses the relative roles of...
View ArticleThe 1967-75 Suez Canal closure: Lessons for trade
Long Title: The 1967-75 Suez Canal closure: Lessons for trade and the trade-income link Teaser: The effects of distance on trade and of trade on income have puzzled economists for centuries. This...
View ArticleThere goes gravity: How eBay reduces trade costs
Teaser: This paper compares the impact of distance, a standard proxy for trade costs, on eBay and offline international trade flows, finding that the effect of distance to be on average 65% smaller on...
View ArticleWhy hit-and-run exporting can be optimal
Long Title: Temporary trade: Exporting only once in a while Teaser: Trade relationships often last for a surprisingly short period of time. Previously this was explained by failed export efforts....
View ArticleDo falling trade costs benefit all countries equally?
Long Title: Do falling trade costs benefit all countries equally? Teaser: Trade barriers such as transportation costs and tariffs reduce international trade. But when these trade barriers come down,...
View ArticleTrade costs in the developing world: 1995-2010
Long Title: Trade costs in the developing world: 1995-2010 Teaser: The world ain’t flat. Distance has massive effects on all manner of international flows, but measuring its empirical impact has been...
View ArticleRoads to deeper European integration
Long Title: Roads to deeper European integration Teaser: Despite substantial integration, national borders still provide a large obstacle to trade in Europe. This column shows that much of these...
View ArticleExternal integration and development: Evidence from Argentina
Long Title: External integration, structural transformation, and economic development: Evidence from Argentina 1870-1914 Teaser: External integration is often viewed as an important driver of...
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