Gravity equations have been widely used to infer trade  ow effects of various institutional arrangements. We show that estimated gravity equations do not have a theoretical foundation. This implies both that estimation suffers from omitted variables bias and that comparative statics analysis is unfounded. We develop a method that (i) consistently and efŽ ciently estimates a theoretical gravity...

We estimate the role of peer effects in technology adoption using data from a randomized distribution of menstrual cups in Nepal. Using individual randomization, we estimate causal effects of peer exposure on adoption. We find strong evidence of peer effects: two months after distribution, one additional friend with access to the menstrual cup increases usage by 18.6 percentage points. Using th...

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يفكي هنأ نيبن ،ثحبلا اذه يف ةيقفأ حئارش تاطاقسإ هيمسن ام لثم باسحلا ةلهس ملاعم مادختسا ايلآ ةعوبطملا فورحلا ىلع يئوضلا فرعتلا ةلأسم ةءافكب لحت يكل ةيسأرو . ةرجش مادختساب فرعتلا متي حاجنلا لدعم ةدايزل ىرخأ تافاضإ عم ةدمعأو فوفص فذحو ميعنتو عوجر تايلآب ةموعدم رارق . و مدختسن ماظنلا بيردتل طخ نم زومر Times New Roman . دق فذحلاو ميعنتلاو عوجرلا ليعفت نإ لاًدعم ققح حجان اً زواجت 98 % نم لقأ فرعت نمزب ...

This paper argues the widespread adoption of Just-in-Time (JIT) logistics provides a key to understanding the growth in the U.S. trade share. To do so, I develop a dynamic trade model based on the choice of the logistics technology used in a firm’s supply chain. The model’s predicted trade dynamics depend on how the set of firms using JIT with international suppliers changes over time. A numeri...

This paper provides some new empirical perspectives on the relationship between international trade and macroeconomic fluctuations in industrial economies. First, a comprehensive set of stylized facts concerning fluctuations in trade variables and their determinants is presented. A measure of the quantitative importance of international trade for the propagation of domestic business cycles is t...

Using the methodology developed in Kehoe and Ruhl (2013), I measure the change in the extensive, or new goods, margin of trade between Austria and the ten new entrants to the European Union in 2004. On average, the new goods account for 56% of the bilateral trade flow after enlargement. A time series measure shows growth in the new goods margin coincides with the period surrounding the 2004 enl...

Gravity Equations are broadly used to estimate the impacts of trade impediments on trade flows. It is often stated that results are implausibly high. In theoretical foundations of the gravity equation, trade costs usually enter as "icebergmelting-costs". This paper offers an alternative approach to model trade costs. From a microeconomic point of view, trade costs should depend on trade input p...

Using annual bilateral data over the period 1988-2011 for a panel of 24 industrialised and emerging economies, we analyse in a time-varying framework the determinants of output synchronisation in EMU (European Monetary Union) distinguishing between core and peripheral member states. The results support the specialisation paradigm rather than the endogeneity hypothesis. Evidence is found in the ...

This study aimed to analyze the factors affecting size of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from a multinational perspective. Empirical analyses were conducted through econometric modeling, and data 17 countries 2003 2019 used. The was obtained World Bank OECD database. We used advanced panel estimation techniques (CUP-FM CUP-BC) obtain long-run coefficients. GDP per Capita, general governm...