Assessing the impact of communication costs on international trade

被引：102

作者：

Fink, C ^{[1
]}

Mattoo, A ^{[1
]}

Neagu, IC ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] World Bank, Dev Res Grp, DECRG, Washington, DC 20433 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | 2005年 / 67卷 / 02期

关键词：

international trade; trade costs; communication costs;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jinteco.2004.09.006

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Communication costs are frequently cited as an important determinant of trade costs. We test this relationship by incorporating alternative measures of communication costs in a model of bilateral trade. We find that international variations in communication costs indeed have a significant influence on trade patterns. Furthermore, estimates using disaggregated data reveal that communication costs are more important for trade in differentiated products than for trade in homogenous products. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：428 / 445

页数：18

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