geographic proximity, in terms of distance and border, matters for the spread of knowledge for both channels; however, it is more … evidence that the importance of distance has declined over time, either at state or national level for both types of flows. …

We test the hypothesis that higher economic development is associated with lower trade costs. Using different methods …

under uncertainty. In that sense the paper also investigates the role of economic diplomacy and knowledge spillovers from … that larger firms are less likely to leave a market. Market characteristics are important as well. Distance and import … tariffs reduce the probability to enter the market and increase the probability to exit. Not only distance to the home country …

under uncertainty. In that sense the paper also investigates the role of economic diplomacy and knowledge spillovers from … that larger firms are less likely to leave a market. Market characteristics are important as well. Distance and import … tariffs reduce the probability to enter the market and increase the probability to exit. Not only distance to the home country …

under uncertainty. In that sense the paper also investigates the role of economic diplomacy and knowledge spillovers from … that larger firms are less likely to leave a market. Market characteristics are important as well. Distance and import … tariffs reduce the probability to enter the market and increase the probability to exit. Not only distance to the home country …

that adoption of broadband internet makes trade patterns more sensitive to distance and economic size. Going from no … broadband availability to full coverage increases the magnitude of the elasticity of trade with respect to distance by 0.12, and … the elasticity of trade with respect to destination size by 0.06. For distance, this means that an increase in internet …

religion between groups. The resulting distance-adjusted ethno-linguistic fractionalization index (DELF) is based on highly … heterogeneity on economic outcomes. The results confirm the generally found growth-reducing effect of ethnic heterogeneity but also … shows that this does not hold true for ethnic diversity in more developed countries. As regards the cultural distance …

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 …