Pacific islands' bilateral trade: The role of remoteness and of transport costs

Journal of International Development

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 486-501

  Borgatti, Lisa ^a  

^a United Nations Conference on Trade and Development   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bilateral trade; Gravity model; Infrastructure; Pacific islands; Remoteness; Transport costs

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPETITIVENESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MODELING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 45149132225     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1473     Document Type: Article

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