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Trade Costs

Anderson, James E, van Wincoop, Eric·2004·Journal of Economic Literature
DOI 10.1257/0022051042177649
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This paper surveys the measurement of trade costs: what we know and don't know but may usefully attempt to learn. Partial and incomplete data on direct measures of costs go with inference on implicit costs from trade flows and prices. Total trade costs in rich countries are large. The ad valorem tax equivalent is about 170 percent when pushing the data hard. Poor countries face even higher trade costs. There is a lot of variation across countries and across goods within countries, much of which makes economic sense. In our survey, theory provides interpretation and perspective and suggests improvements for the future. Some new results are presented to properly apply and interpret gravity theory and handle aggregation.

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Authors
Anderson, J. E., & van Wincoop, E.
Affiliations
  • Boston College (US)
  • National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
ORCID
Anderson, James E
Venue
Journal of Economic Literature
Publisher
American Economic Association
Published
2004-08-01
Volume
42
Issue
3
Pages
691-751
ISSN
0022-0515 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1257/0022051042177649
OpenAlex
W4249920418
Cited by
2,524
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 152 · 2025: 147 · 2024: 130 · 2023: 142 · 2022: 152 · 2021: 133 · 2020: 128 · 2019: 97 · 2018: 115 · 2017: 123 · 2016: 126 · 2015: 112 · 2014: 120 · 2013: 106 · 2012: 120
FWCI
117.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Economic Literature (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › General Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Global trade and economics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Global Trade and Competitiveness
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic and Technological Innovation
Keywords
trade costs, gravity model, aggregation, cross-national variation, low-income countries, international trade flows, price

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