The gravity model has been extensively used in international trade research for the last 40
years because of its considerable empirical robustness and explanatory power. Since their …

The existing trade literature on the gravity model is extensive. This paper aims to present a
survey of the current gravity model by taking stock of the existing knowledge on the major …

We develop a Ricardian trade model that incorporates realistic geographic features into
general equilibrium. It delivers simple structural equations for bilateral trade with parameters …

I propose a network/search view of international trade in differentiated products. I present
evidence that supports the view that proximity and common language/colonial ties are more …

We develop a simple model of international trade with heterogeneous firms that is consistent
with a number of stylized features of the data. In particular, the model predicts positive as …

The last few decades have seen a spectacular integration of the global economy through
trade. The rising integration of world markets has brought with it a disintegration of the …

This book explores whether the world economy is breaking up into regional trading and
currency blocs centred on the European Community, Japan and the United States. Frankel …

We find that ethnic Chinese networks, proxied by the product of ethnic Chinese population
shares, increased bilateral trade more for differentiated than for homogeneous products …

This paper exploits product-level US import data to test trade theory. Although the United
States increasingly sources the same products from both high-and low-wage countries, unit …

Over the past decade, a small group of economists has challenged traditional wisdom about
international trade. Rethinking International Trade provides a coherent account of this …