Do Borders Really Slash Trade? A Meta-Analysis
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41308-016-0001-5" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41308-016-0001-5</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41308-016-0001-5" target="_blank" >10.1057/s41308-016-0001-5</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Do Borders Really Slash Trade? A Meta-Analysis
Original language description
National borders reduce trade, but most estimates of the border effect seem puzzlingly large. We show that major methodological innovations of the last decade combine to shrink the border effect to a one-third reduction in international trade flows worldwide. For the computation we collect 1,271 estimates of the border effect reported in 61 studies, codify 32 aspects of study design that may influence the estimates, and use Bayesian model averaging to take into account model uncertainty in meta-analysis. Our results suggest that methods systematically affect the estimated border effects. Especially important is the level of aggregation, measurement of internal and external distance, control for multilateral resistance, and treatment of zero trade flows. We also find that the magnitude of the border effect is associated with country characteristics, such as size and income.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50201 - Economic Theory
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
IMF Economic Review
ISSN
2041-4161
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
65
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
32
Pages from-to
365-396
UT code for WoS article
000402852400005
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85017267753