This chapter focuses on the estimation and interpretation of gravity equations for bilateral
trade. This necessarily involves a careful consideration of the theoretical underpinnings …

This paper surveys a wide body of economic literature on the relationship between
exchange rates and trade. Specifically, two main issues are investigated: the impact of …

With increasing sophistication, economists have been estimating gravity equations for five
decades. Robust evidence shows that borders and distance impede trade by much more …

GeoDist makes available the exhaustive set of gravity variables used in Mayer and Zignago
(2005). GeoDist provides several geographical variables, in particular bilateral distances …

We study cultural norms and legal enforcement in controlling corruption by analyzing the
parking behavior of United Nations officials in Manhattan. Until 2002, diplomatic immunity …

This ninth World Happiness Report is unlike any that have come before. COVID-19 has
shaken, taken, and reshaped lives everywhere. In this chapter, our central purpose remains …

In this paper, we analyze patterns of transaction between individuals using data drawn from
Kiva. org, a global online crowdfunding platform that facilitates prosocial, peer-to-peer …

This research examines the impact of Hofstede's six cultural dimensions on 122 countries'
green economy and finds strong evidence that individualism, uncertainty avoidance, and …

Using a novel common econometric specification, we examine the measurement of three
important effects in international trade that historically have been addressed largely …

We propose a simple method to identify the effects of unilateral and non‐discriminatory trade
policies on bilateral trade within a theoretically consistent empirical gravity model …