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Information Matters: A Theoretical Comparison of Some Cross-Border Trade Barriers
There is widespread evidence that geographical borders reduce trade. This paper presents a theoretical model capable of providing a succinct comparison of three broad forms of trade barriers involving i) trade costs, ii) localized tastes, and iii) information frictions. Despite being traditionally under-researched, it provides the stark finding that information frictions often provide the relatively more powerful marginal effect in reducing cross-border trade, and associated levels of welfare. This result remains robust under a number of extensions that further document the roles of product differentiation and alternative forms of trade costs.
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Englisch
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Trade: General
Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
- Thema
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Information Frictions
Search Costs
Trade Costs
Localized Tastes
Product Differentiation
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Wilson, Chris M.
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
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Kiel und Hamburg
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2016-04-11T07:26:14Z
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Preprint
Beteiligte
- Wilson, Chris M.
- ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
Entstanden
- 2016-04-11T07:26:14Z