Quality of government and regional trade: Evidence from European Union regions
Using a novel database of regional trade flows between 267 European regions for 2013, this paper examines how
government quality affects trade between European Union (EU) regions. The results of a structural gravity crosssectional
analysis of trade show that trade across EU regions is highly influenced by differences in regional
government quality. This influence varies by both sector of economic activity and the level of economic development
of the region. The results indicate that if the less developed regions of the EU want to engage in greater interregional
trade, improving their institutional quality is a must.
BARBERO JIMENEZ Javier;
MANDRAS Giovanni;
RODRIGUEZ-CRESPO Ernesto;
RODRÍGUEZ-POSE Andrés;
2021-06-23
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
JRC119645
0034-3404 (online),
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00343404.2021.1873934,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC119645,
10.1080/00343404.2021.1873934 (online),
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