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Hub and spoke bilateralism and the global income distribution

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  • Joachim Stibora

    (Kingston University London)

  • Albert de Vaal

    (Radboud University Nijmegen)

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We study the effects of hub and spoke liberalization in a model where income matters for consumption patterns. We use a three-country Ricardian trade model in which goods are ranked according to priority and where economies differ in their income level. The poorest (richest) country has a comparative advantage in the production of lowest-ranked (highest-ranked) goods, specializing in goods with low (high) income elasticities in demand. The medium rich country specializes in the production of the intermediate-ranked commodities. We find that a country’s income level is of decisive importance for assessing the impact of hub and spoke arrangements on welfare. Hubs do not necessarily gain and spokes do not necessarily lose.

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  • Joachim Stibora & Albert de Vaal, 2006. "Hub and spoke bilateralism and the global income distribution," Economics Discussion Papers 2006-7, School of Economics, Kingston University London.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:kngedp:2006_007
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    Keywords

    Ricardian trade model; asymmetric demand complementarities; nonho- mothetic preferences; global inco;
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