Buyer-seller relationships in international trade: Evidence from U.S. States' exports and business-class travel

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-220

  Cristea, Anca D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Air travel; Face to face communication; Fixed export cost; Relationship intensity; State exports; Tacit knowledge

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; BILATERAL AGREEMENT; CAPITAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TRADE FLOW; TRADE RELATIONS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957872942     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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