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http://dx.doi.org/10.11644/KIEP.EAER.2018.22.1.339

Equivalence between Increasing Returns and Comparative Advantage as the Determinants of Intra-industry Trade: An Industry Analysis for Korea  

Lee, Honggue (Department of International Trade, Konkuk University)
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East Asian Economic Review / v.22, no.1, 2018 , pp. 75-114 More about this Journal
Abstract
A two-part model is estimated to see if increasing returns and comparative advantage are empirically equivalent in explaining intra-industry trade. The model has separate mechanisms for determining the occurrence and the extent of intra-industry trade. Estimation is based on an augmented Grubel-Lloyd index derived from the data set on SITC 7 goods at the 3-digit SITC (Revision 4) for country pairs in which Korea is fixed as a source country. Estimation results show that both increasing returns and comparative advantage can explain the occurrence and the extent of intra-industry trade.
Keywords
Grubel-Lloyd Index; Increasing Returns; Comparative Advantage; Intra-industry Trade; Trade Costs; Export Margins; Two-part Model;
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