Borders and Big Macs

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2013
Volume: 120
Issue: 2
Pages: 318-322

Score contribution per author:

1.009 = (α=2.02 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

I provide new estimates of border frictions for 14 countries using local, national, and international Big Mac prices. I find that borders generally introduce only small price wedges, far smaller than those observed across New York City neighboring locations.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:120:y:2013:i:2:p:318-322
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-25