International Trade without CES: Estimating Translog Gravity

Dennis Novy

CAGE Online Working Paper Series from Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE)

Abstract: This paper derives a micro-founded gravity equation in general equilibrium based on a translog demand system that allows for endogenous markups and substitution patterns across goods. In contrast to standard CES-based gravity equations, trade is more sensitive to trade costs if the exporting country only provides a small share of the destination countrys imports. As a result, trade costs have a heterogeneous impact across country pairs, with some trade flows predicted to be zero. I test the translog gravity equation and find strong empirical support in its favor.

Keywords: Translog; Gravity; Trade Costs; Distance; Trade Cost Elasticity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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Working Paper: International Trade Without CES: Estimating Translog Gravity (2010)
Working Paper: International Trade without CES: Estimating Translog Gravity (2010)
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