This response counters Barbieri & Levy's assessment of Anderton & Carter's empirical study of the disruption of trade by war. A close examination of Anderton & Carter's results shows significant trade disruption in 17 of 19 long war dyads and in 21 of 27 dyads in total. These results constitute reasonably strong evidence that war disrupts trade.
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Anderton, Charles H. & John R. Carter, 2001. `The Impact of War on Trade: An Interrupted Times-Series Study', Journal of Peace Research38(4): 445-457.
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Barbieri, Katherine & Jack S. Levy, 1999. `Sleeping with the Enemy: The Impact of War on Trade', Journal of Peace Research36(4): 463-479.
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Barbieri, Katherine & Jack S. Levy, 2001. `Does War Impede Trade? A Response to Anderton & Carter', Journal of Peace Research38(5): 619-624.
