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Gravity with Scale Economies

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  • Anderson, James

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    (Boston College)

  • Vesselovsky, Mykyta

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    (Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade)

  • Yotov, Yoto

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    (School of Economics LeBow College of Business Drexel University)

Abstract

We extend the structural gravity model to identify external economies or diseconomies of scale elasticities of cross-border trade. We find statistically and quantitatively significant economies of scale in cross-border trade in 5/8ths of sector-direction cases for Canadian provinces while the remaining 3/8ths of cases have constant returns to scale. Incomplete passthrough of large exchange rate changes at two year intervals from 1997 to 2007 is amplified by scale economies to produce direct effects on bilateral trade for 12 of 19 goods sectors but none of 9 services sectors.

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Paper provided by LeBow College of Business, Drexel University in its series School of Economics Working Paper Series with number 2014-4.

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Length: 47 pages
Date of creation: 24 Feb 2014
Handle: RePEc:ris:drxlwp:2014_004
Contact details of provider: Web page: http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/

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Keywords: Gravity; Scale Effects; Exchange Rates; Goods and Services;

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  • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
  • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
  • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions

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  1. Candau, Fabien & Rey, Serge, 2014. "The effect of the euro on aeronautic trade: A French regional analysis," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 345-355.
  2. Borchert, Ingo & Yotov, Yoto V., 2017. "Distance, globalization, and international trade," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 153(C), pages 32-38.
  3. Piermartini, Roberta & Yotov, Yoto, 2016. "Estimating Trade Policy Effects with Structural Gravity," School of Economics Working Paper Series 2016-10, LeBow College of Business, Drexel University.
  4. Baier, Scott & Kerr, Amanda & Yotov, Yoto, 2017. "Gravity, Distance, and International Trade," School of Economics Working Paper Series 2017-5, LeBow College of Business, Drexel University.
  5. Glauben, Thomas & Imamverdiyev, Nizami & Perekhozhuk, Oleksandr & Prehn, Sören, 2014. "Competitive Structure of Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine in World Wheat Market: Gravity Model Approach," 2014 International Congress, August 26-29, 2014, Ljubljana, Slovenia 182949, European Association of Agricultural Economists.

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