Cultural distance as a determinant of bilateral trade flows: Do immigrants counter the effect of cultural differences?

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-152

  Tadesse B , Bedassa ^a   White, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; EXPORT; IMMIGRANT; TRADE FLOW; TRADE PERFORMANCE; TRADE RELATIONS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70949108128     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850701719983     Document Type: Article

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