Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/54919 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 3682
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
Gravity models of international trade have been frequently applied to estimate the impact of common (official or spoken) language on bilateral trade. This study provides a meta-analysis based on 701 language effects collected from 81 academic articles. On average, a common (official or spoken) language increases trade flows directly by 44%.
Subjects: 
common language
gravity
international trade
trade costs
JEL: 
C21
O40
H54
R11
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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