The Interplay of Theory and Data in the Study of International Trade

Edward E. Learner
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Chapter 9 in Issues in Contemporary Economics, 1991, pp 213-252 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This is a survey of the empirical studies of the determinants of the commodity structure of international trade.2 In the context of this review, two deeper questions are addressed: 1. What role does empirical work actually play in the development of our discipline? 2. What role should empirical work play in the development of our discipline?

Keywords: International Trade; Labour Productivity; Comparative Advantage; Intellectual Capital; Factor Price (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1991
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-11576-1_9

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