Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/185923 
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Year of Publication: 
2009
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[Journal:] Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics [ISSN:] 2235-6282 [Volume:] 145 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2009 [Pages:] 421-442
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
In this paper, I introduce a trade-promoting "invisible asset" into the standard Krugman (1980) model of international trade. It can be interpreted as trust that accumulates as an externality in proportion to successful international transactions. I use this framework to theoretically derive a dynamic gravity equation and to discuss adjustment dynamics. I provide new evidence on adjustment rates of bilateral trade flows. On average, 23% of the gap to the steady-state trade flow are closed each year. However, dynamic regressions yield long-run trade policy effects which are comparable to static estimates.
Subjects: 
International bilateral trade
Gravity model
Trust
Dynamic panel data
JEL: 
F14
F15
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