Survey of gravity models of trade and labour, and a proposed trade-employment gravity model for the Philippines

Abueg, Luisito (2018): Survey of gravity models of trade and labour, and a proposed trade-employment gravity model for the Philippines.

Abstract

A review of literature on gravity models on international trade, with a proposed model for the Philippines linking trade and employment. This review of literature provides other aspects of gravity modelling, from its elementary formulation as proposed by Timbergen (1962) to current theoretical and empirical extensions.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: gravity model, trade facilitation, behind-the-border barriers, free trade agreements, globalization, labour markets, employment, Philippine international trade
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F11 - Neoclassical Models of Trade; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F14 - Empirical Studies of Trade; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F16 - Trade and Labor Market Interactions

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