Does cultural distance hinder trade in goods? A comparative study of nine OECD member nations

Open Economies Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 237-261

  Tadesse, Bedassa ^a   White, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural distance; Gravity; Immigration; Trade

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOODS EXCHANGE; IMMIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; OECD; TRADE AGREEMENT; TRADE FLOW;

EID: 77953644445     PISSN: 09237992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11079-008-9090-8     Document Type: Article

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