The elasticity of trade: Estimates and evidence

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 34-50

  Simonovska, Ina ^a,c   Waugh, Michael E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Elasticity of trade; Gravity; Indirect inference; Price dispersion

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRICE DYNAMICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRADE FLOW;

EID: 84891834613     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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