The present paper aims to determine the effects of different levels of economic integration on the intensive and the extensive margins of trade. Specifically, the analysis focuses on the case of Latin America. It is of ...

This paper studies the effects of economic integration in Latin America on the margins of trade. The analysis is performed on bilateral exports of goods from eleven member countries of the Latin American Integration ...

The present paper follows the methodology of Baier et al (2011) and Hummels and Klenow (2005) to determine the effects of different levels of EIAs (non-reciprocal PTA, PTA, FTA and customs unions) on the intensive and the ...

“Neighborhood effects” research, which maintains that poverty concentration generates a variety of social problems, has been questioned for concealing the role of powerful institutions. As an alternative, we focus on ...

Conventional intensification of agriculture has reduced the availability of resources for pollinators, reducing their diversity and affecting plant pollination, both in natural habitats and croplands. Field margin floral ...

This study sought to assess the use of chlorhexidine with several excipients as a dentin surface treatment and its effect on marginal adaptation of class V restorations with current-generation dentin bonding agents. A total ...

The aim of this study was to compare the formation of marginal gaps after thermo-mechanical load cycling, between silorane-based and methacrylate-based restorations. Standardized class II cavities were made in 10 permanent ...

Purpose: The objective of this study was to clinically evaluate sealed composite restorations after 10 years and compare their behavior with respect to controls. Methods and Materials: The cohort consisted of 20 patients ...