This paper contains an empirical analysis on the determinants of trade flows in South America through the estimation of an augmented Gravity Model. Using data for countries belonging to the MERCOSUR and the Andean Community (CAN) this research attempts to test the hypotheses of the augmented...

The existing literature on Indian growth finds no evidence of convergence across states. This represents a puzzle given the relatively free flows of capital, labor and commodities across state borders. We use a new data set of district level income and socio-economic data to explore the...