Drivers, Barriers, and Impacts of International Trade
A special issue of Economies (ISSN 2227-7099). This special issue belongs to the section "International, Regional, and Transportation Economics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 September 2027 | Viewed by 179
Special Issue Editor
Interests: international trade; development economics; labor economics; public finance; international macro and finance; Latin America
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Dear Colleagues,
International trade is shaped by a diverse set of economic, institutional, and technological forces the interaction of which determines global patterns of exchange; therefore, understanding the drivers that promote trade, the barriers that restrict it, and the impacts that arise across firms, workers, and countries remains central to contemporary economic research. This Special Issue of Economies invites theoretical and empirical contributions that advance knowledge on the determinants of trade flows, including firm productivity, innovation, global value chains, logistics and infrastructure, and digitalization.
We also encourage studies examining traditional and emerging barriers to trade—such as tariffs, non‑tariff measures, regulatory divergence, political risk, and supply chain disruptions—and their consequences for market access, welfare, and international competitiveness. Papers assessing the impacts of trade on labor markets, income distribution, structural transformation, and environmental outcomes are especially welcome. Topics of interest include trade costs, export diversification, trade policy uncertainty, trade finance, participation of small and medium-sized enterprises in global markets, and the adjustment margins through which economies respond to trade shocks.
Dr. Lourenco Paz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- distance
- gravity model
- international trade
- non-tariff measures
- quotas
- tariffs
- transportation
- trade agreements
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