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| Author: | Alesina, A. Spolaore, E. Wacziarg, R. |
| Title: | Economic integration and political disintegration |
| Journal: | American Economic Review
2000 : DEC, VOL. 90:5, p. 1276-1296 |
| Index terms: | ECONOMIC INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLITICS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper provides a formal model of the relationship between openness and the equilibrium number and size of countries, and successfully tests two implications of the model. Firstly, the economic benefits of country size are mediated by the degree of openness to trade. Secondly, the history of nation-state creations and secessions is influenced by the trade regime. |
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