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which the coefficient of distance is allowed to change over time. In a standard specification, in which transport costs are … proxied only, it is found paradoxically that the absolute value of the elasticity of bilateral trade to distance has been … significantly increasing. The result is attributed to a relatively larger decline in costs independent of distance (such as handling …
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shows that borders and distance impede trade by much more than tariffs or transports costs can explain. We therefore … inadequate information manifest themselves most strongly at national borders and over distance. …
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. Service trade, however, like goods trade, is subject to strong distance effects, implying that the remote supply of services … large sample of countries and different categories of service trade. We find that distance costs are high but are declining …
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distance may have a non-monotonous effect on the likelihood of horizontal investments, and (iii) that globalization, if … assume that investors face costs of control that vary among sectors and increase in distance. The results show that (i … understood as reducing distance, leads to more integration. …
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This paper shows that proximity to major international financial centers seems to reduce business cycle volatility. In particular, we show that countries that are further from major locations of international financial activity systematically experience more volatile growth rates in both output...
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It is generally assumed that distance in the gravity model strictly reflects frictions impeding bilateral trade … trade. This paper investigates the hypothesis that if we control for distance in the ordinary sense, differences North … influence of distance that has been occurring since World War II. This last hypothesis receives confirmation as well. Finally …
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How much of China’s recent economic performance can be attributed to market-oriented reforms introduced in the last two decades? A long-run perspective may be important for understanding the process of economic development occurring today. This Paper compares the integration of rice markets in...
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This paper derives a micro-founded gravity equation based on a translog demand system that allows for flexible substitution patterns across goods. In contrast to the standard CES-based gravity equation, translog gravity generates an endogenous trade cost elasticity. Trade is more sensitive to...
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We investigate a novel dynamic choice problem in an experiment where emotions are measured through self-reports. The … of emotions, using the emotion data from the experiment and recent psychological findings. We also find that people …
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This paper experimentally studies the effects of competition in an environment where people's actions can not be contractually fixed. We find that, in comparison with no competition, the presence of competition does neither increase efficiency nor does it yield any gains in earnings for the...
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