From mine to coast: transport infrastructure and the direction of trade in developing countries

Mine-related transport infrastructure typically connects mines directly to the coast, a pat- tern that is most clearly seen in Africa. We estimate the effect of such infrastructure on the pattern of bilateral trade flows. We find that a standard deviation increase in the number of mines over the mea...

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Main Authors: Bonfatti, Roberto, Poelhekke, Steven
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41081/