Unifying Macro Elasticities in International Economics

Reconciling Micro and Macro Labor Supply Elasticities: A Structural Perspective∗

Essays in International Economics

Has the Euro Increased International Price Elasticities? Has the Euro Increased International Price Elasticities? Hat Der Euro Die Internationale Preiselastizität

The introduction of the Euro has been accompanied by the hope that intra-EMU trade would increase and that prices would converge due to increased elasticities of international substitution. This paper contributes to the literature on the Euro’s effects on international trade by analyzing price elasticities in international trade flows between Germany and France and between Germany and the Unite...

Research Seminar in International Economics

This paper attempts to study the usage of the GATT/WTO dispute settlement mechanism and to explain its patterns across different regimes and decades, using a unified theoretical model. This study first explores the role of the degree of legal controversy over a panel ruling in determining countries’ incentives to block/appeal a panel report under the GATT/WTO regime. The model is able to explai...

Models of International Economics