Chapter 5. Domestic Institutions as a Source of Comparative Advantage

Domestic institutions can have profound effects on international trade. This chapter reviews the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of this insight. Particular attention is paid to contracting institutions and to comparative advantage, where the bulk of the research has been concentrated. We also consider the reverse causation running from comparative advantage to domestic institutions.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Nunn, Nathan ; Trefler, Daniel
Published in:	Handbook of international economics : Volume 4. - Oxford, England : Elsevier, ISBN 0-444-54315-5. - 2014, p. 263-315
Subject:	International trade \| Institutions \| Contracts \| Property rights \| Institutionelle Infrastruktur \| Institutional infrastructure \| Komparativer Vorteil \| Comparative advantage \| Sachenrecht \| Law of property \| Theorie \| Theory \| Internationale Wirtschaft \| International economy \| Welt \| World \| Außenhandel \| Foreign trade

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Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1016/B978-0-444-54314-1.00005-7 [DOI]
Classification:	D23 - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights ; F10 - Trade. General ; F19 - Trade. Other
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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