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On the Geography of Trade: Distance is Alive and Well

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dc.contributor.authorCarrere, Celine
dc.contributor.authorSchiff, Maurice
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-01T16:28:40Z
dc.date.available2013-08-01T16:28:40Z
dc.date.issued2004-02
dc.description.abstractIt has been widely argued that, with the decline in trade costs (for example, transport and communication costs), the importance of distance has declined over time. If so, this would be a boon for countries located far from the main centers of economic activity. The authors examine the evolution of countries' distance of trade (DOT) from 1962-2000. They find that the DOT falls over time for the average country in the world, and that the number of countries with declining DOT is close to double those with increasing DOT. Thus, distance has become more important over time for a majority of countries. The authors examine various hypotheses to explain this phenomenon. One conclusion is that the evolution of the DOT is unrelated to that of the overall trade costs but depends on the relative evolution of its components. The authors also examine the impact on the DOT of changes in production, customs, and domestic transport costs; air relative to land and ocean transport costs; competition, exchange rate policy, regional integration, uneven growth, and counter-season trade; and just-in-time inventory management. An interesting finding is that, though regional integration has a negative impact on the DOT, the countries forming trade blocs had a DOT that was growing faster or falling more slowly than that of excluded countries. The authors also offer some insights into how these changes may affect the home bias in consumption and the border effect.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/02/4044286/geography-trade-distance-alive-well
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3206
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14727
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, D.C.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No.3206
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE VALUE
dc.subjectACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectAGGREGATE TRADE
dc.subjectAIR CARGO
dc.subjectAIR CARGO RATES
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectANDEAN PACT
dc.subjectAPPAREL
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectCARTELS
dc.subjectCIF
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONTAINERIZATION
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectDWT
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectECONOMIC HISTORIANS
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE POLICY
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFREIGHT COSTS
dc.subjectFREIGHT RATES
dc.subjectFUEL TRADE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectGRAVITY MODEL
dc.subjectGRAVITY MODELS
dc.subjectIMPACT OF TRADE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectINVENTORY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLOADING
dc.subjectLORENZ CURVE
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMARKET STRUCTURE
dc.subjectOCEAN FREIGHT
dc.subjectOCEAN TRANSPORT
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectORDERING
dc.subjectPORT CHARGES
dc.subjectPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGIONALIZATION
dc.subjectRESEARCH AGENDA
dc.subjectSHIPMENTS
dc.subjectSHIPPING
dc.subjectSHIPPING CHARGES
dc.subjectSHIPPING COSTS
dc.subjectSHIPPING ROUTES
dc.subjectSHIPS
dc.subjectTIME SERIES
dc.subjectTONNAGE
dc.subjectTRADE BLOC
dc.subjectTRADE BLOCS
dc.subjectTRADE COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE DATA
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE PATTERNS
dc.subjectTRAMP SHIPPING
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectUNILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectUNILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectVALUE OF EXPORTS
dc.subjectVALUE OF IMPORTS
dc.subjectVESSELS
dc.subjectVOLUME OF TRADE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE DISTANCES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectREGIONALIZATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION COSTS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE POLICY
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.titleOn the Geography of Trade: Distance is Alive and Wellen
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/02/4044286/geography-trade-distance-alive-well
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid128881468778205018
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3206
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000009486_20040607165148
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum4044286
okr.identifier.reportWPS3206
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicTransport and Trade Logistics
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicIndustry::Common Carriers Industry
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
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