Stibora, Joachim and de Vaal, Albert (2006) Hub and spoke bilateralism and the global income distribution. (Discussion Paper) Kingston upon Thames, U.K. : Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Kingston University. 21 p. (Economics Discussion Paper)
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Abstract
We study the effects of hub and spoke liberalization in a model where income matters for consumption patterns. We use a three-country Ricardian trade model in which goods are ranked according to priority and where economies differ in their income level. The poorest (richest) country has a comparative advantage in the production of lowest-ranked (highest-ranked) goods, specializing in goods with low (high) income elasticities in demand. The medium rich country specializes in the production of the intermediate-ranked commodities. We find that a country’s income level is of decisive importance for assessing the impact of hub and spoke arrangements on welfare. Hubs do not necessarily gain and spokes do not necessarily lose.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Additional Information: | Economics discussion paper, 2006/7. |
| Physical Location: | This book is held in stock at Kingston University Library |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ricardian trade model, asymmetric demand complementarities, nonhomothetic preferences |
| Research Area: | Economics and econometrics |
| Faculty, School or Research Centre: | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > School of Economics (until November 2012) |
| Depositing User: | Cheryl Clark |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Feb 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jul 2012 21:47 |
| URI: | http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/id/eprint/1398 |
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