We explore the geo-strategic determinants of bilateral trade flows between the USA and the rest of the world. We develop a three-party model of security and trade patterns and use data on military assistance and troop deployments over the 1950-2009 period to validate its predictions. We find that security assistance has significant, positive impacts on the shares of bilateral trade between the USA and the recipient country, results that are robust to issues of reverse causality and hold across different sectors.

Bove, V., Elia, L., Sekeris, P. (2014). US Security Strategy and the Gains from Bilateral Trade. REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, 22(5), 863-885 [10.1111/roie.12141].

US Security Strategy and the Gains from Bilateral Trade

Elia, L;
2014

Abstract

We explore the geo-strategic determinants of bilateral trade flows between the USA and the rest of the world. We develop a three-party model of security and trade patterns and use data on military assistance and troop deployments over the 1950-2009 period to validate its predictions. We find that security assistance has significant, positive impacts on the shares of bilateral trade between the USA and the recipient country, results that are robust to issues of reverse causality and hold across different sectors.
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Geography; Planning and Development; Development3304 Education
English
2014
22
5
863
885
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Bove, V., Elia, L., Sekeris, P. (2014). US Security Strategy and the Gains from Bilateral Trade. REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, 22(5), 863-885 [10.1111/roie.12141].
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