A Test of the Alchian-Allen Conjecture with Transaction-level Trade Data

We use Kosovo’s transaction-level import value, tariff duties and transport cost data for very finely disaggregated products to test the Alchian–Allen conjecture. First, we show that the elasticity of freight costs to import prices is much lower than the unitary elasticity predicted by the iceberg t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Choi, Jieun, Minondo, Asier
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor and Francis 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33768