International trade without CES: Estimating translog gravity

Dennis Novy

Journal of International Economics, 2013, vol. 89, issue 2, 271-282

Abstract: This paper derives a micro-founded gravity equation based on a translog demand system that allows for flexible substitution patterns across goods. In contrast to the standard CES-based gravity equation, translog gravity generates an endogenous trade cost elasticity. Trade is more sensitive to trade costs if the exporting country only provides a small share of the destination country's imports. As a result, trade costs have a heterogeneous impact across country pairs, with some trade flows predicted to be zero. I test the translog gravity equation and find empirical evidence that is in many ways consistent with its predictions.

Keywords: Translog; Gravity; Trade costs; Distance; Trade cost elasticity; Import share (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F11 F12 F15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2012.08.010

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