Does the internet defy the law of gravity?

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 384-405

  Blum, Bernardo S ^a   Goldfarb, Avi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Digital goods; Gravity model; International trade; Internet; Trade costs

Indexed keywords

COST; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INTERNET;

EID: 33751104979     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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