Applies the two-factor version of the Heckscher-Ohlin-Vanek (HOV) theorem. Two hypotheses are derived. The empirical analysis offers support for the second but not for the first hypothesis when trade of each Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) country with the rest of...

This paper empirically studies why price distortions are more prevalent in some countries than in others. The authors find no significant difference between democracies and dictatorships but frequent regime changes reduce distortions. Political systems (factional-subordinate) that encourage...

This paper shows that it is impossible to rule out factor-intensity reversals (FIRs) under monopolistic competition unless production functions are homothetic. We construct a simple example where the capital-intensity at unchanged output is fixed, but where FIRs still can occur because...