Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name:Andrey Kaukin
Author-Name-First: Andrey   
Author-Name-Last: Kaukin 
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy
Author-Name:Georgy Idrisov 
Author-Name-First: Georgy      
Author-Name-Last: Idrisov 
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy
Title:   THE GRAVITY MODEL OF RUSSIA’S INTERNATIONAL TRADE: THE CASE OF A LARGE COUNTRY WITH A LONG BORDER
Abstract: The paper contains the results of theoretical development and empirical verification of spatial gravity model of Russian trade. The authors conclude that the spatial variables and especially the location of the state border checkpoints have a significant effect on the volume and routes of Russian imports.
Length:  27 pages
Creation-Date: 2014
Revision-Date:   2014
Classification-JEL: F1, F2
Keywords: international trade, gravity model, border checkpoints
File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/wpaper/0088Idrisov.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
File-Function: Revised version, 2013
Handle: RePEc:gai:wpaper:0088