For an extended period, international economists have focused on trade policies related to
natural resources in developing countries. However, prevailing analytical frameworks …

This paper investigates the motives behind China's fiscal policy targeting exports. It relies on
detailed data at the product level over the period 2002–2012. We analyze two major export …

This paper examines the lasting impact of civil conflicts on bilateral trade flows and the
subsequent implications for economic recovery. Utilizing a novel estimation approach based …

We examine welfare and revenue effects of tariff and tax reform in a country importing final
and intermediate goods, both of which are produced under imperfect competition. We …

Abstract From 2006 to 2014, close to 40 countries levied an export tax on at least one
agricultural product. Export taxes impose costs on the global economy by reducing total …

In the empirical literature on the revenue consequences of trade liberalization, most studies
have focused on cross-country analysis. Because these studies are static in nature, they …

We challenge the free trade paradigm, in particular for developing countries exporting
natural resource goods, by demonstrating positive economic and environmental effects of an …

It is well known that a consumer price-neutral reform of consumption taxes and import tariffs
is welfare-improving. This paper shows that such price controls are inferior to quantity …

We derive a novel estimation approach to quantify three-party relocation effects in a dyadic
framework. Applied to the effects of civil conflicts on trade, we find robust evidence that …

This note revisits the work of Michael and Hatzipanayotou (ITPF 20: 753–768, 2013), who
show that price-neutral indirect tax reforms increase welfare and revenue via a reduction in …