Comparing the fit of the gravity model for different cross-border flows

This paper investigates how well the gravity model explains various cross-border flows that may lead to knowledge spillovers. It turns out that the model works well for trade and telephone traffic, but less satisfactorily for merger and acquisition flows.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Wong, Wei-Kang
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 99.2008, 3, p. 474-477
Publisher:	Elsevier

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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