Understanding the benefits of regional integration to trade : the application of a gravity model to the case of Central America (English)

The paper identifies the impact of physical barriers to trade within Central America through the use of an augmented and partially constrained Gravity Model of Trade. Adjusting the Euclidian distance factor for Central America by real average transport times, the model quantifies the impact of poor connectivity and border frictions on the region's internal trade as well as its trade with external partners, such as the United States and Europe. In...

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Marcelo Gordillo,Darwin;

Schwartz,Jordan Z.;

Stokenberga,Aiga;
Document Date
2010/12/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5506
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Central America,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/12/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Understanding the benefits of regional integration to trade : the application of a gravity model to the case of Central America
Keywords
Canadian Journal of Economics

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Marcelo Gordillo,Darwin; Schwartz,Jordan Z.; Stokenberga,Aiga.

Understanding the benefits of regional integration to trade : the application of a gravity model to the case of Central America (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 5506 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/633361468239125634

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