PUSH OR PULL? THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND PRIMARY RESOURCE ENDOWMENT

Mei Wen and Stephen King
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Mei Wen: Australian National University, Australia

Chapter 20 in Inframarginal Contributions to Development Economics, 2006, pp 497-529 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:IntroductionThe ModelComparing Autarky and the Division of LaborAutarkySpecializationResource Endowment, Transaction Efficiency and SpecializationTechnology and SpecializationConclusionsAppendix A: Proof of the Economies of Specialization in the Production of Each GoodAppendix B: Solving for Corner EquilibriaSolving for the optimal decisions of x sellersSolving for the optimal decisions of y sellersSolving for the corner equilibrium of the structure with division of laborAppendix C: Proof of E∊ (0,1)Appendix D: Proof of the TFP Increase after the Division of LaborReferences

Keywords: Inframarginal; Transaction Costs; Division of Labor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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