The Language Effect in International Trade: A Meta-Analysis

Peter Egger, Andrea Lassmann and Peter H. Egger
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No 3682, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: Gravity models of international trade have been frequently applied to estimate the impact of common (official or spoken) language on bilateral trade. This study provides a meta-analysis based on 701 language effects collected from 81 academic articles. On average, a common (official or spoken) language increases trade flows directly by 44%.

Keywords: common language; gravity; international trade; trade costs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 H54 O40 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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