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The impact of disasters on international trade
Gassebner, Martin; Keck, Alexander; Teh, Robert - 2006
In this paper we examine the impact of major disasters on international trade flows using a gravity model. Our panel data consists of more than 170 countries for the years 1962-2004 yielding approximately 300,000 observations. We find that the driving forces determining the impact of such events...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326694
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The impact of immigration on international trade: A meta-analysis
Genc, Murat; Gheasi, Masood; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - 2011
Since the early 1990s many empirical studies have been conducted on the impact of international migration on international trade, predominantly from the host country perspective. Because most studies have adopted broadly the same specification, namely a log-linear gravity model of export and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282213
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A note on quality of a firm's exports and distance to destination countries: First evidence from Germany
Wagner, Joachim - 2014
's exports and the distance to destination countries for Germany. To anticipate the most important result, it is shown that the … quality of exported goods and the distance to destination countries are not statistically positively correlated. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010420329
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Endogenous transport costs in international trade
Kleinert, Jörn; Spies, Julia - 2011
In this paper we claim that distance alone is a poor proxy for international transport costs in empirical studies. We … vary with two characteristics: with the distance between two locations and with the endogenous decision to invest in a more … the endogeneity of the investment decision. Our results confirm that transport prices are influenced by both the distance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286440
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Declining distance effects in international trade: Some country-level evidence
Bleaney, Michael; Salazar Neaves, Abelardo - 2011
the gravity model find distance effects to be increasing rather than decreasing. We investigate countries' openness to … obtained with log-linear models of bilateral trade, distance effects (remoteness and land area) have declined over time. Trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288496
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On estimation of gravity equation: A cluster analysis
Bobková, Božena - 2014
This article questions the slope homogeneity in a gravity equation and proposes a partially heterogeneous framework for its estimation using panel data. We suggest to employ K-mean clustering to group countries according to the gravity equation variables. Further, the gravity model is estimated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011340606
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When, how fast and by how much do trade costs change in the Euro area?
Herwartz, Helmut; Weber, Henning - 2008
Microfoundations of the euro's effect on euro area trade hinge on the timing, the speed and the size of adjustment in trade costs. We estimate timing, speed and size of adjustment in trade costs for sectoral trade data. Our approach allows for sector specific impacts of trade costs on sectoral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010331062
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Market structure and market access
Francois, Joseph; Wooton, Ian - 2008
We examine the interaction between goods trade and market power in domestic trade and distribution sectors. Theory suggests a set of linkages between service-sector competition and goods trade supported by econometrics involving imports of 22 OECD countries vis-à-vis 69 exporters. Competition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264318
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European integration and changing trade patterns: the case of the Baltic states
Laaser, Claus-Friedrich; Schrader, Klaus - 2002
The analysis of Baltic regional trade patterns reveals that during the nineties the Baltic states made significant progress to integrate into the Western European division of labour although a significant share of (transit) trade with Russia remained. In view of this development, history seems...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265516
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Environmental regulation and competitiveness: Evidence from Romania
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Rault, Christophe; Sova, Robert - 2010
According to the pollution haven hypotheses differences in environmental regulation affect trade flows and plant location. Specifically, environmental stringency should decrease exports and increase imports of dirty goods. This paper estimates a gravity model to establish whether the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269931