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The Log of Gravity At 15

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  • J.M.C. Santos Silva

    (University of Surrey)

  • Silvana Tenreyro

    (London School of Economics)

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We review the contribution of ?The Log of Gravity?(Santos Silva and Tenreyro, 2006), summarize the main results in the ensuing literature, and provide a brief review of the state of the art in the estimation of gravity equations and other constant-elasticity models.

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  • J.M.C. Santos Silva & Silvana Tenreyro, 2021. "The Log of Gravity At 15," School of Economics Discussion Papers 0121, School of Economics, University of Surrey.
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