Redding, Stephen and Venables, Anthony J. (2001) Economic geography and international inequality. . London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.
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Abstract
This paper estimates a structural model of economic geography using cross-country data on per capita income, bilateral trade, and the relative price of manufacturing goods. More than 70% of the variation in per capita income can be explained by the geography of access to markets and to sources of supply of intermediate inputs. These results are robust to the inclusion of other geographical, social, and institutional characteristics. The estimated coefficients are consistent with plausible values for the structural parameters of the model. We find quantitatively important effects of distance, access to the coast, and openness on levels of per capita income.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://cep.lse.ac.uk/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2001 Stephen Redding and Anthony J. Venables |
| Divisions: | Centre for Economic Performance Economics |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| JEL classification: | F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F14 - Country and Industry Studies of Trade O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O10 - General F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F12 - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Mar 2008 10:06 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 19:45 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/3714 |
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