Global Factor Trade with Differentiated Factor Prices and Factor Intensities
Abstract
The assumption of internationally identical factor intensity techniques may be one of the major causes of the HOV model's poor performance. To relax this assumption, detailed input-output data are required to compute the factor intensity techniques used in different countries; however, these data are not readily accessible for many countries. This paper takes an alternative approach by introducing an inferring method that can infer the factor intensity techniques of different countries based on our knowledge about the US factor intensity techniques and the international factor price differences. The original HOV model is then modified accordinglyDownload Info
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Paper provided by Econometric Society in its series Econometric Society 2004 Australasian Meetings with number 259.Length:
Date of creation: 11 Aug 2004
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Keywords: Heckscher-Ohlin-Vanek (HOV); factor content of trade;Other versions of this item:
- Yun-kwong Kwok, 2006. "Global factor trade with differentiated factor prices and factor intensities," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 39(3), pages 758-780, August.
- F1 - International Economics - - Trade
- F11 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Neoclassical Models of Trade
- D2 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations
- D5 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium
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