dc.contributor.author | Gancia, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Ponzetto, GAM | |
dc.contributor.author | Ventura, J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-09T10:32:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-05-09T10:32:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-06-01 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1542-4766 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/96741 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper develops a theoretical framework to study the interaction between globalization and political structure. We show that political structure adapts in a non-monotonic way to declining transport costs. Borders hamper trade. At an earlier stage, the political response to expanding trade opportunities consists of removing borders by increasing country size. At a later stage, instead, it consists of removing the cost of borders by creating international unions. This leads to a reduction in country size. Moreover, diplomacy replaces conquest as a tool to ensure market access. These predictions are consistent with historical evidence on trade, territorial changes, and membership of international unions. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 1276 - 1310 | |
dc.publisher | Oxford University Press | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of the European Economic Association | |
dc.rights | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | |
dc.title | Globalization and Political Structure | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of European Economic Association. | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1093/jeea/jvac019 | |
pubs.issue | 3 | en_US |
pubs.notes | Not known | en_US |
pubs.publication-status | Published | en_US |
pubs.volume | 20 | en_US |
rioxxterms.funder | Default funder | en_US |
rioxxterms.identifier.project | Default project | en_US |