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International and Intra-National Trade: A Continuum Approach

International and Intra-National Trade: A Continuum Approach Abstract We build up a Ricardian trade model with multiple regions within a nation and examine how international trade determines interregional patterns of production and specialization. We show that the degree of interregional concentration of economic activities moves in different directions in two trading nations. The role of “absolute advantage” becomes crucial in dictating the course of income disparity across regions. We discuss cases with varying degrees of labour mobility and reconfirm the result on post-trade interregional concentration and dispersion. Later we explore the impact of “scale factor” in this model and show how principle of comparative advantage and economies of scale interact to determine the pattern of specialization and volume of trade. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Japanese Economic Review Springer Journals

International and Intra-National Trade: A Continuum Approach

The Japanese Economic Review , Volume 60 (3): 13 – Sep 1, 2009

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
2008 Japanese Economic Association
ISSN
1352-4739
eISSN
1468-5876
DOI
10.1111/j.1468-5876.2008.00449.x
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Abstract

Abstract We build up a Ricardian trade model with multiple regions within a nation and examine how international trade determines interregional patterns of production and specialization. We show that the degree of interregional concentration of economic activities moves in different directions in two trading nations. The role of “absolute advantage” becomes crucial in dictating the course of income disparity across regions. We discuss cases with varying degrees of labour mobility and reconfirm the result on post-trade interregional concentration and dispersion. Later we explore the impact of “scale factor” in this model and show how principle of comparative advantage and economies of scale interact to determine the pattern of specialization and volume of trade.

Journal

The Japanese Economic ReviewSpringer Journals

Published: Sep 1, 2009

Keywords: economics, general; microeconomics; macroeconomics/monetary economics//financial economics; econometrics; development economics; economic history

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