We empirically examine the heterogeneity in the effects of multiple dimensions of distance on trade across detailed … categories into an, a priori unknown, number of segments based on estimated coefficients of multiple dimensions of distance in … the gravity equation. We find that institutional distance, whether countries belong to the same trade block and especially …

distance-related migration costs cannot explain the lower distance sensitivity of educated and risk-loving individuals. …

. This paper includes the distance between groups as a crucial aspect of a country's ethnic set-up. Language, ethno … distance adjusted ethno-linguistic fractionalization index (DELF) is based on an extensive amount of data, containing more than …

assume that investors face costs of control that vary among sectors and increase in distance. The results show that (i … distance may have a non-monotonous effect on the likelihood of horizontal investments, and (iii) that globalization, if … understood as reducing distance, leads to more integration. …

In a meta-analysis of spatial price transmission (PT) literature we aim to test for the presence of distance and border … them by airline distance and existence of a border. The findings indicate distance and border effects on both price …% compared with markets located in the same country. 1000 kilometers of distance reduces the probability of cointegration by 7 …

Analyses of in- and out-migration according to distance migrated and direction of migration within Baden …

important. Geographical distance plays a major role in location decisions, a finding that is especially pronounced for workers …