Border effect estimates for france and Germany combining international trade and intranational transport flows

Review of World Economics

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 433-463

  Helble, Matthias ^a  

^a GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Border effect; Eurozone trade effects; Gravity equation; Transport infrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348965065     PISSN: 16102878     EISSN: 16102886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10290-007-0116-x     Document Type: Article

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