Trade variety and political conflict: Some international evidence

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2009
Volume: 103
Issue: 1
Pages: 26-28

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

Growth in imported product variety is associated with lower internal, external, and overall political conflicts. Differentiated products, reference priced products, and organized exchange products display similar variety effects. The significance of conflict-reducing gains from variety is larger for poorer countries.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:103:y:2009:i:1:p:26-28
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-25