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Geographic Proximity, Trade and International Conflict/Cooperation

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John Robst () (University of South Florida)
Solomon Polachek () (State University of New York at Binghamton and IZA Bonn)
Yuan-Ching Chang (Chinese Cultural University, Taiwan)

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This paper examines the interactive effect of distance and trade on international conflict and cooperation. The effect of geographic distance depends on trade, while the effect of trade varies with geographic distance. Trade reduces conflict to a greater extent when dyads are geographically close, but has a greater effect on cooperation when countries are more distant. Geographic proximity increases conflict and cooperation more among non-trading dyads.

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Paper provided by Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in its series IZA Discussion Papers with number 1988.

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Keywords: conflict; trade; distance; geographic proximity; cooperation; international relations; international interactions;

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A12 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
F1 - International Economics - - Trade
O57 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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