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Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade

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Paul Seabright explores the evolution of global trade in goods, people and ideas.

Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade: Series 1: Distance Matters

Distance Matters

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Paul Seabright investigates what distance does to our willingness to trade.

Paul Seabright explores our trading past: Bronze Age donkeys and a train in Japan - the impact of trade and distance. From 2018.

What do Bronze Age donkeys and a high-speed train in Japan have in common? 

Economists Richard Baldwin and Thomas Chaney join Paul Seabright to investigate the impact of distance on trade.

Producer: Chris Ledgard.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018.

Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade: Series 1

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