North, South and distance in the gravity model

European Economic Review

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 971-991

  Melitz, Jacques ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bilateral trade; Comparative advantage; Distance; Gravity; North South trade; Remoteness

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS;

EID: 34247119628     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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