A note on the proper econometric specification of the gravity equation
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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 test. 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
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