On the Death of Distance and Borders: Evidence from the Nineteenth Century

David Jacks

No 15250, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: In this paper, we investigate time-dependent border and distance effects in the nineteenth century and document clear declines in the importance of these variables through time. What this suggests, in light of the work for the post-1950 era, is that researchers might have correctly identified the increasing effect of distance on bilateral trade over time. In other words, trade costs may have not declined nearly as dramatically in the late twentieth century as has been supposed, especially in light of the nineteenth century, a time of documented trade cost decline and commodity market integration.

JEL-codes: F40 N70 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-08
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Published as Jacks, David S., 2009. "On the death of distance and borders: Evidence from the nineteenth century," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 105(3), pages 230-233, December.

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