Replication data for: Wealth as a Determinant of Comparative Advantage

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Project Citation: 

Wynne, José. Replication data for: Wealth as a Determinant of Comparative Advantage. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2005. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-06. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116043V1

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Summary:  View help for Summary This paper shows that a country's wealth can be an important determinant of comparative advantage when access to credit differs across sectors of the economy. Wealthier nations exhibit a comparative advantage toward goods produced in sectors facing more severe financial imperfections. These sectors are typically populated by small firms. Empirically this paper documents that these sectors are also labor intensive. Consequently, this theory partially offsets traditional sources of comparative advantage and offers an explanation for Trefler's missing trade mystery and the Leontief paradox. Furthermore, the theory makes the relation between trade and income distribution endogenous.

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      E44 Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
      F11 Neoclassical Models of Trade
      F14 Empirical Studies of Trade
      F16 Trade and Labor Market Interactions
      F43 Economic Growth of Open Economies


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