A note on the proper econometric specification of the gravity equation

Authors
Egger, P
Citation
P. Egger, A note on the proper econometric specification of the gravity equation, ECON LETT, 66(1), 2000, pp. 25-31
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
ECONOMICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01651765 → ACNP
Volume
66
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
25 - 31
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-1765(200001)66:1<25:ANOTPE>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
This paper sheds some light on the problems associated with random effects gravity approaches. Arguments for the superiority of a fixed effects model are given both along intuitive and econometric lines based on a Hausman tes t. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.