Does national market size matter for industrial structure? This has been suggested by theoretical work on "home market" effects, as in Krugman (1980,1995). In this paper, I show that what previously was regarded as an assumption of convenience - transport costs only for the differentiated goods...

Does national market size matter for industrial structure? This has been suggested by theoretical work on quot;home marketquot;effects, as in Krugman (1980, 1995). In this paper, I show that what previously was regarded as an assumption of convenience transport costs only for the differentiated...

How do the number of trade partners and the concentration of trade among partners affect the economic growth of a country? We refer to these characteristics as the structure of trade, and explore this question empirically in this study. We find that the structure of trade, independently of the...