Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/64295 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
ARTNeT Working Paper Series No. 110
Publisher: 
Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT), Bangkok
Abstract: 
Cultural, institutional, and psychic distances between countries are critical determinants of bilateral trade. In this paper we examine if ethical distance and difference between an exporting country and an importing country matter in international trade. Ethics in international trade is important because purchasing, exports, marketing and sales activities are more likely to involve unethical behaviors like bribery and corruption. The focus of the paper is on the similarities and differences in ethical behaviors between a trade dyad (an importing and an exporting country). We ask if variations in perceived ethics among the protagonists help or hinder bilateral trade. More specifically, we examine if countries that are ethical trade more or less with other similar countries. Using data from 53 countries that participated in the World Values Survey, we show that the closer the ethical distance between countries the greater the trade. We also find that the ethicality of importers matter more than exporters as a determinant of bilateral trade.
Subjects: 
Ethics
Ethical Distance
Ethical Difference
Determinants of International Trade
Cultural Distance
JEL: 
F11
F13
M14
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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