Replication data for: Commercial Imperialism? Political Influence and Trade during the Cold War

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Daniel Berger; William Easterly; Nathan Nunn; Shanker Satyanath

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Project Citation:

Berger, Daniel, Easterly, William, Nunn, Nathan, and Satyanath, Shanker. Replication data for: Commercial Imperialism? Political Influence and Trade during the Cold War. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2013. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112606V1

Project Description

Summary: We provide evidence that increased political influence, arising from CIA interventions during the Cold War, was used to create a larger foreign market for American products. Following CIA interventions, imports from the US increased dramatically, while total exports to the US were unaffected. The surge in imports was concentrated in industries in which the US had a comparative disadvantage, not a comparative advantage. Our analysis is able to rule out decreased trade costs, changing political ideology, and an increase in US loans and grants as alternative explanations. We provide evidence that the increased imports arose through direct purchases of American products by foreign governments. (JEL D72, F14, F54, N42, N72)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
      F14 Empirical Studies of Trade
      F54 Colonialism; Imperialism; Postcolonialism
      N42 Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: U.S.; Canada: 1913-
      N72 Economic History: Transport, Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services: U.S.; Canada: 1913-

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