Heterogeneous Trade Effects of Pre-Shipment Inspections

We analyze the trade impact of pre-shipment inspections (PSI)-a practice under which imports need to undergo a third-party review process before shipment, and whose utilization has been limited by the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. We show that PSI requirements had a negative impact on imports, and were most harmful for trade in differentiated manufacturing products (administrative trade cost channel). In contrast, PSI were facilitating trade in products subject to conformity assessment pr...

Un farmacista in guerra. Il diario di Luigi Maturi (1914-1919)

Giorgio Perlasca

Repetitive negative thinking in university students with Specific Learning Disorder: does gender matter?

Objective: To date, the literature on repetitive negative thinking (RNT), rumination and worry, in students with Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) is still scant. This study seeks to deeply examine those variables in university students with and without SLD, focusing on the differences between males and females. Method: A survey was administered to 107 university students between 18 and 31 years (mean age=21,56; SD=2,60). Of these, 65 were typically developing (TD) and 42 had a diagnosis of S...