Replication data for: Testing the General Validity of the Heckscher-Ohlin Theorem

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Project Citation:

Bernhofen, Daniel M., and Brown, John C. Replication data for: Testing the General Validity of the Heckscher-Ohlin Theorem. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114323V1

Project Description

Summary: We exploit Japan's mid-nineteenth century transition from autarky to open trade to test Alan Deardorff's (1982) seminal and parsimonious autarky price formulation of the Heckscher-Ohlin theorem. Factor price data from Japan's late autarky period impose a refutable restriction on Japan's factor content of trade. Our data are constructed from many historical sources, including a major Japanese survey of agricultural techniques and a rich set of nineteenth century comparative cost studies. Evaluating Japan's factor content of trade during 1865-1876 under alternative theoretical assumptions about technology, we provide robust evidence in favor of the Heckscher-Ohlin hypothesis.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      F14 Empirical Studies of Trade
      N55 Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: Asia including Middle East
      N75 Economic History: Transport, Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services: Asia including Middle East
      Q10 Agriculture: General

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