THE SIZE OF COUNTRIES: DOES IT MATTER?
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Alesina, Alberto
署名单位：
Harvard University; National Bureau of Economic Research
刊物名称：
JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
ISSN/ISSBN：
1542-4766
DOI：
10.1162/154247603322390946
发表日期：
2003
页码：
301-316
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摘要：
Borders are a man-made institution, and as such their shape cannot be taken as part of the physical landscape. The size of countries is endogenous to politico-economic forces. This paper discusses recent efforts by economists to study three related questions: What determines the evolution of the size of countries? Does size matter for economic success? Given the trend toward decentralization and of creation of supernational unions such as the EU, is the meaning of national borders evolving? (JEL: H10)
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