Feng, L., Huang, Q., Li, Z. and Meissner, C. M. (2026). The “peace dividend” of international trade: A new empirical approach. NBER Working Paper 35078. doi:10.3386/w35078.
Not read. The summary is drawn from the abstract or from what the work is standardly cited for. A reading should check it first.
Why this is here
The exchange cited an April 2026 NBER paper by these authors that uses transport innovations to identify trade’s effect on interstate conflict, 1962–2014. It exists: the NBER page and Crossref confirm the authors, the date and the design, and the abstract agrees with the exchange. The exchange gave no title. It is the most recent causal estimate on the liberal side and complements Kleinman, Liu and Redding’s use of air-travel costs. Bears on CLAIM-404.