Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/266161 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Citation: 
[Journal:] Economics Letters [ISSN:] 0165-1765 [Volume:] 181 [Publisher:] Elsevier [Place:] Amsterdam [Year:] 2019 [Pages:] 70-73
Publisher: 
Elsevier, Amsterdam
Abstract: 
We analyze whether landlocked regions are systematically poorer, using panel data for 1,527 regions in 83 nations from 1950-2014 and exploiting within-country-time variation. Lacking ocean access decreases regional GDP/capita by ≈13%. Specifically, coastal distance matters but not the length of coastline. Exploring moderators, national political institutions appear irrelevant while increasing international trade and manufacturing intensifies the landlockedness curse within the same country and year. However, transport-related infrastructure may be able to alleviate these disadvantages.
Subjects: 
landlockedness
geography
GDP/capita
trade openness
infrastructure
JEL: 
F43
H54
O18
O40
R12
Published Version’s DOI: 
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Accepted Manuscript (Postprint)






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