Trade Must Go On. The Tar Trade, Nordic Rivalry, and Cross-Imperial Commercial Diplomacy, 1675–79

Trading Diasporas' Role in Trade and Diplomacy

N ° 2008 - 53 Trade in services : cross - border trade vs commercial presence

One of the main characteristics of trade in services is that a limited number of services can be traded across the border. In fact, a larger number of services require physical contact between consumers and producers in order to allow the transaction to occur. In this respect, trade in services has been classified by four modes of supply: Mode 1, cross-border trade; Mode 2 , consumption abroad;...

Mercantilism as Strategic Trade Policy: The Anglo-Dutch Rivalry for the East India Trade

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Optimizing ad hoc trade in a commercial barter trade exchange

In this paper, we describe the operation of barter trade exchanges by identifying key techniques used by trade brokers to stimulate trade and satisfy member needs, and present algorithms to automate some of these techniques. In particular, we develop algorithms that emulate the practice of trade brokers by matching buyers and sellers in such a way that trade volume is maximized while the balanc...

Agriculture Trade Openness and Poverty Reduction: A Cross-Country Analysis

This paper explores the effects of general and agricultural trade openness on economic freedom and alongside with the quality of institutions, on income and poverty. Recent cross-country data for over 200 nations in global regions were used to estimate equations for income, poverty and economic freedom. Economic freedom appears to have positive impacts on income levels, which together with good...