Cultural and geographical distance: effects on UK exports

Helga Kristjánsdóttir (), Þórhallur Örn Guðlaugsson, Svala Guðmundsdóttir and Gylfi Dalmann Aðalsteinsson

Applied Economics Letters, 2020, vol. 27, issue 4, 275-279

Abstract: This research focuses on how cultural and geographical distance affect trade. The question is whether UK exports are similarly affected by Hofstede national culture distance and geographical distance. OECD data is applied to the United Kingdom’s exports as well as Hofstede cultural distance. The research also accounts for the trading countries’ economic size, as well as their market size, in order to account for economies of scale. Results indicate that exports are more impacted by geographical distance than the cultural distance between the UK and its main trading partners.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2019.1613495

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