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Global Linkages of Subnational Regions: Coastal Exports and International Networks
Author(s) -
Bardhan Ashok Deo,
Guhathakurta Subhrajit
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
contemporary economic policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.454
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1465-7287
pISSN - 1074-3529
DOI - 10.1093/cep/byh016
Subject(s) - economic geography , proxy (statistics) , immigration , west coast , geography , sociocultural evolution , international trade , economics , economy , development economics , political science , oceanography , archaeology , machine learning , geology , computer science , law
This article explores the determinants of exports of the two coastal regions of the continental United States and the differences between them. The authors evaluate the contribution of international sociocultural and business networks to exports of the two major coastal regions of the United States, the West Coast and the East Coast, and examine their geographic trading affinities. The article finds that although transnational business ties play a significant positive role in boosting overall exports of both coasts, social networks of foreign‐born immigrants play a similar role only for the West Coast. The study also suggests that the significance of distance as a proxy for transportation costs is somewhat diminished once these networks are taken into account. Both regions seem to share a propensity for exports to the Asia‐Pacific region. (JEL R0 , F10 , F20 )