距离的严重性：贸易禁运的证据

IF 3.1 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Journal of Economic Geography Pub Date : 2024-09-30 DOI:10.1093/jeg/lbae033

Afnan Al-Malk, Jean-François Maystadt, Maurizio Zanardi

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摘要

2017 年 6 月 5 日，巴林、沙特阿拉伯、阿拉伯联合酋长国（邻国）和埃及对卡塔尔国实施了空域封锁。我们利用飞往非封锁国的空运成本增加这一外生因素，考察了因改道而增加的旅行距离对双边贸易的影响。基于使用泊松伪极大似然估计法估算的引力模型，我们发现进口的距离弹性在-0.3 和-0.5 之间。我们克服了横截面研究的局限性，利用这一准自然实验，得出了稳健的结论，并向下修正了之前对距离弹性的估计。

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The gravity of distance: evidence from a trade embargo

On 5 June 2017, an airspace blockade was imposed on the State of Qatar by Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (neighboring countries), and Egypt. We exploit this exogenous increase in air transportation costs toward non-blockading countries to examine the effect of increased travel distance, due to re-routing, on bilateral trade. Based on a gravity model estimated using a Poisson pseudo-maximum likelihood estimator, we find a distance elasticity of imports between −0.3 and −0.5. Overcoming the limitations of cross-sectional studies and taking advantage of this quasi-natural experiment, our findings are robust and revise downward previous estimates of the distance elasticity.

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Journal of Economic Geography Multiple-

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5.40

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期刊介绍： The aims of the Journal of Economic Geography are to redefine and reinvigorate the intersection between economics and geography, and to provide a world-class journal in the field. The journal is steered by a distinguished team of Editors and an Editorial Board, drawn equally from the two disciplines. It publishes original academic research and discussion of the highest scholarly standard in the field of ''economic geography'' broadly defined. Submitted papers are refereed, and are evaluated on the basis of their creativity, quality of scholarship, and contribution to advancing understanding of the geographic nature of economic systems and global economic change.