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The Language Effect in International Trade: A Meta-Analysis


Peter Egger


ETH Zürich

Andrea Lassmann


KOF Swiss Economic Institute
December 22, 2011

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3682

Abstract:     
Gravity models of international trade have been frequently applied to estimate the impact of common (official or spoken) language on bilateral trade. This study provides a meta-analysis based on 701 language effects collected from 81 academic articles. On average, a common (official or spoken) language increases trade flows directly by 44%.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 11

Keywords: common language, gravity, international trade, trade costs

JEL Classification: C210, O400, H540, R110

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Date posted: December 22, 2011  

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Egger, Peter and Lassmann, Andrea, The Language Effect in International Trade: A Meta-Analysis (December 22, 2011). CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3682. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1975742

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Peter Egger (Contact Author)
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ( email )
Zürichbergstrasse 18
8092 Zurich, CH-1015
Switzerland
Andrea Lassmann
KOF Swiss Economic Institute ( email )
Zurich
Switzerland
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