Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/96457 
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Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 77/2006
Publisher: 
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften an der Landwirtschaftlich-Gärtnerischen Fakultät, Berlin
Abstract: 
This paper suggests spatial models as an alternative to the Armington approach to model bilateral trade. While the use of spatial models has been accepted for decades, they are rarely chosen for such analyses. However, problems inherent in the application of the Armington approach can be overcome through the use of spatial models. To demonstrate, a simple spatial model of the world sugar market is built and used to simulate a multilateral liberalization scenario. Additionally, an identical model is constructed, applying the Armington approach. The results of the spatial model of the sugar market are found to be more plausible than those generated by the Armington-based model.
Subjects: 
bilateral trade
trade preferences
partial equilibrium models
Armington approach
sugar
JEL: 
F11
F15
C69
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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