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Gravity for Dummies and Dummies for Gravity Equations
- R. E. Baldwin, D. Taglioni
- Economics
- 1 September 2006
This paper provides a minimalist derivation of the gravity equation and uses it to identify three common errors in the literature, what we call the gold, silver and bronze medal errors. The paper… Expand
The Euro's Trade Effects
- R. E. Baldwin
- Economics
- 1 March 2006
This paper reviews reassesses the methodology and principal findings of the “Rose effect”, i.e. the trade effects of currency union, looking at both EMU and non-EMU currency unions. The consensus… Expand
A Domino Theory of Regionalism
- R. E. Baldwin
- 1 September 1993
Regional liberalization sweeps the globe like wildfire while multilateral trade talks proceed at a glacial pace. Why are countries eager to liberalize regionally but reluctant to do so… Expand
The Costs and Benefits of Eastern Enlargement: The Impact on the EU and Central Europe
- R. E. Baldwin, J. Francois, R. Portes
- Economics
- 1 April 1997
type="main" xml:lang="en"> Eastern enlargement of the EU is a central pillar in Europe's post-Cold War architecture. Keeping the eastern countries out seriously endangers their economic transition,… Expand
Managing the Noodle Bowl: The Fragility of East Asian Regionalism
- R. E. Baldwin
- Political Science
- 1 March 2006
The paper argues that East Asian regionalism is fragile since (i) each nation's industrial competitiveness depends on the smooth functioning of 'Factory Asia' - in particular on intra-regional trade;… Expand
Agglomeration and Regional Growth
- R. E. Baldwin, Philippe Martin
- Economics
- 1 July 2003
We review the theoretical links between growth and agglomeration. Growth, in the form of innovation, can be at the origin of catastrophic spatial agglomeration in a cumulative process a la Myrdal.… Expand
Agglomeration and Endogenous Capital
- R. E. Baldwin
- Economics
- 1 March 1998
The new' economic geography focuses on the footloose-labor and the vertically-linked-industries models. Both are complex since they feature demand-linked and cost-linked agglomeration forces. I… Expand
Heterogeneous Firms, Agglomeration and Economic Geography: Spatial Selection and Sorting
- R. E. Baldwin, T. Okubo
- Economics
- 1 October 2005
A Melitz-style model of monopolistic competition with heterogeneous firms is integrated into a simple New Economic Geography model to show that the standard assumption of identical firms is neither… Expand
Heterogeneous Firms and Trade: Testable and Untestable Properties of the Melitz Model
- R. E. Baldwin
- Economics
- 1 July 2005
This paper sets out a basic heterogeneous-firms trade model that is closely akin to Melitz (2003). The positive and normative properties of the model are studied in a manner intended to highlight the… Expand
Spiders and Snakes: Offshoring and Agglomeration in the Global Economy
- R. E. Baldwin, A. Venables
- Economics
- 1 December 2010
Global production sharing is determined by international cost differences and frictions related to the costs of unbundling stages spatially. The interaction between these forces depends on… Expand