Does quality information affect international trade? We show theoretically how firms, in the absence of trustworthy information, may restrict their export activity. Exploring bilateral export flows across a group of Western and Latin American countries, we find evidence that reduced press freedom strongly reduces exports flows to autocracies.
European Journal of Political Economy
Press Freedom, Market Information, and International Trade
Journal Article
Reference
Bjørnskov, Christian and Philipp J.H. Schröder (2023). “Press Freedom, Market Information, and International Trade”. European Journal of Political Economy 76, 102236. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2022.102236
Bjørnskov, Christian and Philipp J.H. Schröder (2023). “Press Freedom, Market Information, and International Trade”. European Journal of Political Economy 76, 102236. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2022.102236
Authors
Christian Bjørnskov, Philipp J.H. Schröder
