This study surveys the empirical literature in which the gravity equation has been used to
study the effect of economic integration agreements (EIAs) on international trade flows. We …

Abstract Bela Balassa's Theory of Economic Integration, published fifty years ago, is a
remarkable, yet little known book. This essay reviews developments in the economic …

Abstract On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom held a referendum on its membership in the
European Union. Although most of Britain's establishment backed remaining in the EU, 52 …

International-relations scholars tend to focus on the formation, design, and effects of
international organizations (IOs). However, the vitality of IOs varies tremendously. I argue …

This paper estimates the welfare effects of Brexit in the medium to long run, focusing on
trade and fiscal transfers. We use a standard quantitative general equilibrium trade model …

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Brexit for UK trade and living standards Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas …

This study uses the tools of network analysis to graphically and analytically represent the
characteristics of world trade. The structure of the World Trade Network is compared over …

This paper provides the first cross-section estimates of long-run treatment effects of free
trade agreements on members' bilateral international trade flows using (nonparametric) …

In this paper, we quantify the “Cost of Non-Europe”, that is, the trade-related welfare gains
each country member has reaped from the European Union (EU). Thirty years after the …

We input these effects of leaving the EU into NiGEM, the National Institute Global
Econometric Model, a multicountry economic forecasting model. NiGEM has been …