What determines exports of U.S. states : distance or location factors? /

dc.contributor.authorNsiah-gyasi, Christianen_US
dc.contributor.departmentEconomics & Financeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-20T16:31:05Z
dc.date.available2014-06-20T16:31:05Z
dc.date.issued2005en_US
dc.descriptionAdviser: Joachim Zietz.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study is an empirical investigation into the export performance of the United States using state level data. Only a few studies have tried to disaggregate national level data. While spatial issues play an increasing role in international trade models, most applications make use of the traditional gravity model, which is based on physical distances. However, the significant reduction in transportation and communication costs experienced over the past few decades makes it questionable that physical distance matters any more.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe study is arguing on two fronts. First, it examines to what extent it may be useful to consider proximity measures other than traditional physical distance variables. To examine this possibility, this study employs an augmented gravity equation with a number of alternative physical and nonphysical/psychic distance measures. Second, the study explicitly allows for the possibility that distance no longer plays any role in explaining trade patterns, regardless of how distance is defined. For this purpose, the study includes a large number of alternative variables that can potentially explain trade patterns. Many of these measures are related at least indirectly to the location decisions of firms that are engaged in the exporting business.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe results of the study indicate that physical distance continues to play a role in determining state manufacturing exports. However, nonphysical/psychic distance, trade agreements, state location characteristics, and conditions in export markets also affect a state's manufacturing exports. These latter effects appear to vary for high-tech and low-tech products.en_US
dc.description.abstractTests for the presence of spatial autocorrelation in state manufacturing export equations indicate that physical and cultural proximity does not matter for spatial autocorrelation. Rather, it is the human development proximity of states that explains their similarity in export performance. The results of the spatial autocorrelation analysis are robust only for total and high-tech exports.en_US
dc.description.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/4026
dc.publisherMiddle Tennessee State Universityen_US
dc.subject.lcshExports United States Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshInternational tradeen_US
dc.subject.lcshU.S. states Economic conditionsen_US
dc.subject.lcshPhysical distribution of goods United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshEconomics, Generalen_US
dc.subject.lcshEconomics, Commerce-Businessen_US
dc.thesis.degreegrantorMiddle Tennessee State Universityen_US
dc.thesis.degreelevelDoctoralen_US
dc.titleWhat determines exports of U.S. states : distance or location factors? /en_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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