The Log of Gravity at 15
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We review the contribution of “The Log of Gravity” (Santos Silva and Tenreyro, Rev Econ Stat 88:641–658, 2006), summarize the main results in the ensuing literature, and provide a brief review of the state-of-the-art in the estimation of gravity equations and other constant-elasticity models.
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- Authors
- Santos Silva, J. M. C., & Tenreyro, S.
- Affiliations
- London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
- Venue
- Portuguese Economic Journal
- Published
- 2022-01-22
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 423-437
- ISSN
- 1617-982X (ISSN-L)
- 1617-9838
- OpenAlex
- W4206961185
- Cited by
- 118
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 32 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 25.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Portuguese Economic Journal (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) (acceptedVersion)
- London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Economic and Social Research Council (ES/R009295/1, ES/L500343/1)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › General Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Global trade and economics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic and Technological Innovation
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic Growth and Productivity
- Keywords
- gravity model, trade flows, bilateral trade
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