Gravity equations: Workhorse or Trojan horse in explaining trade and FDI patterns across time and space?

International Business Review

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 102-115

  Zwinkels, Remco C J ^a   Beugelsdijk, Sjoerd ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

FDI; Gravity equation; Time series; Trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 74849129833     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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