Unpacking sources of comparative advantage: A quantitative approach

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-167

  Chor, Davin ^a  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Comparative advantage; Factor endowments; Gravity; Institutional determinants of trade; Ricardian model; Simulated method of moments

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; GLOBAL TRADE; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MODEL TEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRADE FLOW;

EID: 77958151576     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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