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Spatial and urban economics

the finding that the negative effect of distance on bilateral trade has not fallen, and has even risen, despite falling transport and communication costs.

In spatial and urban economics, distance puzzle refers to the finding that the negative effect of distance on bilateral trade has not fallen, and has even risen, despite falling transport and communication costs. This meaning comes from Disdier (2008) in Review of Economics and Statistics.[1]

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Disdier, A., & Head, K. (2008). The Puzzling Persistence of the Distance Effect on Bilateral Trade. Review of Economics and Statistics, 90(1), 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1162/rest.90.1.37

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