Testing Two Trade Models in Latin American Agriculture

Carlos Arnade

No 278614, Staff Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Latin American agricultural trade is consistent with both the Heckscher-Ohlin and Markusen propositions, which hold that countries export goods intensive in the use of their relatively abundant factor. This paper further shows that Latin American agricultural trade is primarily driven by country differences in relative factor abundance rather than by technology differences. This finding does not counter the Heckscher-Ohlin model, but counters one of Markusen's models, which allows for factor trade.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade; Productivity Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33
Date: 1992-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.278614

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