Caroline L. Freund

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Regional Trade Agreements

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Regional Trade Agreements

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5314
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Caroline L. Freund and Emanuel Ornelas
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and Sao Paulo School of Economics
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Free Trade, Trade Law, Trade Policy, Trade and Regional Integration, Economic Theory & Research

Regional Trade Agreements

Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 2, pp. 139-166, 2010
Posted: 18 Oct 2010
Caroline L. Freund and Emanuel Ornelas
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and Sao Paulo School of Economics

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Remittances: Transaction Costs, Determinants, and Informal Flows

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3704
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Sep 2005
Caroline L. Freund and Nicola Spatafora
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Trading on Time

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3909
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Apr 2006
Simeon Djankov, Caroline L. Freund and Cong S. Pham
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and Deakin University, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance
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Trade facilitation

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On the Effect of the Internet on International Trade

FRB International Finance Discussion Paper No. 693
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 May 2001
Caroline L. Freund and Diana Weinhold
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of International Development
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sunk costs, world wide web, gravity equation, digital divide

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Trade, Regulations, and Growth

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3255
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Bineswaree Bolaky and Caroline L. Freund
University of Maryland and World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment
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Current Account Adjustment in Industrial Countries

FRB International Finance Discussion Paper No. 692
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 Apr 2001
Caroline L. Freund
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment
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current account deficit, trade deficit, exchange rate adjustment, currency crises

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The ASEAN Free Trade Agreement: Impact on Trade Flows and External Trade Barriers

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4960
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 21 Aug 2014
Hector F. Calvo Pardo, Caroline L. Freund and Emanuel Ornelas
University of Southampton - Economics Division, World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and Sao Paulo School of Economics
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Free Trade, Trade Policy, Trade Law, Trade and Regional Integration, International Trade and Trade Rules

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The ASEAN Free Trade Agreement: Impact on Trade Flows and External Trade Barriers

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4960
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Hector F. Calvo-Pardo, Caroline L. Freund and Emanuel Ornelas
University of Southampton, World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and Sao Paulo School of Economics
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Free Trade, Trade Policy, Trade Law, Trade and Regional Integration, International Trade and Trade Rules

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The Anatomy of China's Export Growth

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4628
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Caroline L. Freund
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment
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Economic Theory & Research, Free Trade, Trade Policy, Emerging Markets, Debt Markets

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Export Surges: The Power of a Competitive Currency

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4750
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Caroline L. Freund and Martha Denisse Pierola
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Currencies and Exchange Rates, Emerging Markets, Debt Markets, Economic Theory & Research, Achieving Shared Growth

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On the Dynamics of Trade Diversion: Evidence from Four Trade Blocs

International Finance Working Paper No. 637
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 21 Jun 2000
Caroline L. Freund and John McLaren
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and University of Virginia
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Regionalism, Sunk Costs

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The Trade Response to Global Downturns: Historical Evidence

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5015
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Caroline L. Freund
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment
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Economic Theory & Research, Emerging Markets, Free Trade, Trade Policy, Currencies and Exchange Rates

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All in the Family: State Capture in Tunisia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6810
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Bob Rijkers, Caroline L. Freund and Antonio Nucifora
World Bank, World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and World Bank - Africa Region
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Investment and Investment Climate, Debt Markets, Transport Economics Policy & Planning, Microfinance, Emerging Markets

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Export Entrepreneurs: Evidence from Peru

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5407
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Caroline L. Freund and Martha Denisse Pierola
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Markets and Market Access, Microfinance, Access to Markets, Economic Theory & Research, Debt Markets

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Disintegration

FRB International Finance Discussion Paper No. 618
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 17 Sep 1998
Simeon Djankov and Caroline L. Freund
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment
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What Constrains Africa's Exports?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5184
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Caroline L. Freund and Nadia Rocha
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and World Trade Organization
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Transport Economics Policy & Planning, Common Carriers Industry, Transport and Trade Logistics, Trade Policy, Economic Theory & Research

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Exporter Dynamics Database

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6229
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Tolga Cebeci, Ana M. Fernandes, Caroline L. Freund and Martha Denisse Pierola
World Bank - International Trade Division, World Bank - International Trade Division, World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Debt Markets, Free Trade, Currencies and Exchange Rates, Economic Theory & Research, Trade Policy

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Current Account Deficits in Industrial Countries: The Bigger They are, the Harder They Fall?

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Current Account Deficits in Industrial Countries: The Bigger They are, the Harder They Fall?

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Jun 2006
Francis E. Warnock and Caroline L. Freund
University of Virginia - Darden Business School and World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment
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global imbalances

Current Account Deficits in Industrial Countries: The Bigger They are, the Harder They Fall?

NBER Working Paper No. w11823
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 22 Oct 2012
Caroline L. Freund and Francis E. Warnock
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and University of Virginia - Darden Business School
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Reciprocity in Free Trade Agreements

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3061
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Caroline L. Freund
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment
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On the Conservation of Distance in International Trade

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3293
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Matias Berthelon and Caroline L. Freund
University of Maryland - Department of Economics and World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment
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Spaghetti Regionalism

FRB International Finance Discussion Paper No. 680
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 17 Jan 2001
Caroline L. Freund
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment
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trade, regionalism, and imperfect competition

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Raising Household Energy Prices in Poland: Who Gains? Who Loses?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1495
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Caroline L. Freund and Christine Wallich
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and World Bank - World Bank Institute (WBI)
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Loss Aversion and Trade Policy

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3385
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Caroline L. Freund and Caglar Ozden
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and World Bank - Research Department
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Export Superstars

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6222
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Caroline L. Freund and Martha Denisse Pierola
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Microfinance, Free Trade, Economic Theory & Research, Trade Policy, Small Scale Enterprise

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Does Regionalism Affect Trade Liberalization toward Non-Members?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4751
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Antoni Estevadeordal, Caroline L. Freund and Emanuel Ornelas
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and Sao Paulo School of Economics
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Free Trade, Trade Policy, International Trade and Trade Rules, Trade and Regional Integration, Trade Law

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Multilateralism and the Endogenous Formation of Ptas

FRB International Finance Discussion Paper No. 614
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 13 Jun 1998
Caroline L. Freund
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment
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Regime Change, Democracy, and Growth

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Regime Change, Democracy, and Growth

Peterson Institute for International Economics Working Paper No. 14-1
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 24 Aug 2014
Caroline L. Freund and Melise Jaud
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and World Bank
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political transition, autocracy, event study

Regime Change, Democracy and Growth

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9282
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 01 Feb 2013
Caroline L. Freund and Melise Jaud
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and World Bank
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democratization, event study, political transition

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Disintegration and Trade Flows: Evidence from the Former Soviet Union

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2378
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Simeon Djankov and Caroline L. Freund
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment
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Which Firms Do Foreigners Buy? Evidence from the Republic of Korea

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2450
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Caroline L. Freund and Simeon Djankov
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
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Regionalism and Permanent Diversion

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System International Finance Discussion Papers Number 602
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 31 Mar 1998
Caroline L. Freund
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment
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Which Firms Create the Most Jobs in Developing Countries? Evidence from Tunisia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7068
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2018
Bob Rijkers, Hassen Arouri, Caroline L. Freund and Antonio Nucifora
World Bank, Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and World Bank - Africa Region
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Labor Markets, Employment and Unemployment

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Deals and Delays: Firm-Level Evidence on Corruption and Policy Implementation Times

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6949
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Caroline L. Freund, Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Bob Rijkers
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment, World Bank - Research Department and World Bank
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Public Sector Corruption & Anticorruption Measures, Access to Finance, Crime and Society, Microfinance, E-Business

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What Constrains Africa's Exports

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 12 Feb 2010
Nadia Rocha and Caroline L. Freund
World Trade Organization and World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment
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Trade facilitation, export times, transit delays, gravity models

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Active Labor Market Policies: Lessons from Other Countries for the United States

Peterson Institute for International Economics Working Paper No. 19-2
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 04 Feb 2019
Chad P. Bown and Caroline L. Freund
Peterson Institute for International Economics and World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment
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active labor market policies, placement services, training, wage insurance, education

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Episodes of Unemployment Reduction in Rich, Middle-Income, and Transition Economies

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6891
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Caroline L. Freund and Bob Rijkers
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment and World Bank
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Labor Markets, Population Policies, Labor Policies, Economic Theory & Research, Youth and Governance

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Third-Country Effects of Regional Trade Agreements

The World Economy, Vol. 33, No. 11, pp. 1589-1605, 2010
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 19 Dec 2010
Caroline L. Freund
World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment
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Trade Flows in the Former Soviet Union, 1987 to 1996

Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 30, No 1, pp. 76-90, March 2001
Posted: 19 Jul 2002
Simeon Djankov and Caroline L. Freund
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and World Bank - Macro, Trade and Investment

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