This paper examines the structure of the ship** network and its implications on global
trade and welfare. Using novel data on the movements of container ships, we calculate …

We study the causal relationship between geographic connectedness and development
using one of the earliest massive trade expansions: the first systematic crossing of open …

Despite a vast and prominent theoretical literature that emphasizes the role of international
market access in explaining variation in economic activity (eg Krugman, 1991; Fujita et al …

We examine “agglomeration shadows” that emerge around large cities, which discourage
some economic activities in nearby areas. Identifying agglomeration shadows is …

Motivated by the historically tense geopolitical situation in Southeast Asia, the paper
simulates the potential closure of key maritime waterways in the region to predict the impact …

We revisit the natural experiments of division and unification of Germany. The negative
shock to local market access following the division of Germany led to a fast and strong …

What are the long-run economic impacts of the policy responses to control pandemics? We
investigate this question by exploiting state-collected data spanning one of the most …

A large amount of cargo is transported between European and Southeast Asian countries.
Ships sometimes take different routes when sailing between ports due to the best …

ABSTRACT While Argentine-Chilean relations have long been swayed between
cooperation and confrontation since their independence in the 19th century and a long …

Is geography destiny? What is the role of first-nature geography in determining prosperity?
This paper estimates the effect of randomly removing and introducing favorable first-nature …