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The Price of Distance: Producer Heterogeneity, Pricing to Market, and Geographic Barriers

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  • Kano, Kazuko
  • 加納, 和子
  • Kano, Takashi
  • 加納, 隆
  • Takechi, Kazutaka
  • 武智, 一貴

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  • Kano, Kazuko & 加納, 和子 & Kano, Takashi & 加納, 隆 & Takechi, Kazutaka & 武智, 一貴, 2013. "The Price of Distance: Producer Heterogeneity, Pricing to Market, and Geographic Barriers," Discussion Papers 2013-03, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University.
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    Keywords

    Law of one price; Transportation costs; Geographic barriers; Producer heterogeneity; Pricing to market;
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    JEL classification:

    • F11 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Neoclassical Models of Trade
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics

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