New Trade Theory and Aggregate Export Equations: an Application of Panel Cointegration.

New trade theory suggests that improvements in the variety and quality of products may be as important as price competitiveness as an explanation of trade flows. This paper tests this proposition for export volumes for the G7 using relative cumulated investment as a proxy for innovation. Positive re...

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Main Authors: Driver, R, Wren-Lewis, S
Formato: Working paper
Idioma:English
Publicado: School of Business and Economics (University of Exeter) 1999