Trade variety and political conflict: Some international evidence

Jinjarak, Yothin

Abstract

Growth in imported product variety is associated with lower internal, external, and overall political conflicts. Differentiated products, reference priced products, and organized exchange products display similar variety effects. The significance of conflict-reducing gains from variety is larger for poorer countries.

Citation

Jinjarak, Y. (2009). Trade variety and political conflict: Some international evidence. Economics Letters, 103(1), 26-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2009.01.014

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: Aug 25, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 10, 2025
• Journal: Economics Letters
• Print ISSN: 0165-1765
• Electronic ISSN: 1873-7374
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 103
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 26-28
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2009.01.014