The Generalized Gravity Equation, Monopolistic Competition, and the Factor-Proportions Theory in International Trade.

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Journal: Review of Economics and Statistics
Year: 1989
Volume: 71
Issue: 1
Pages: 143-53

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

A general equilibrium model of world trade with two differentiated-product industries and two factors is developed to illustrate how the gravity equation, including exporter and importer populations, as well as incomes, "fits in" with the Heckscher-Ohlin model of interindustry trade and the Helpman-Krugman-Markusen models of intraindustry trade. The study extends the microeconomic foundations for a generalized gravity equation in Bergstrand (1985) to incorporate relative factor-endowment differences and nonhomothetic tastes. Empirical estimates of this generalized gravity equation for single-digit Standard Industrial Trade Classification industry groups yield plausible inferences of their capital-labor intensities. Copyright 1989 by MIT Press.

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RePEc Handle
repec:tpr:restat:v:71:y:1989:i:1:p:143-53
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-24