1999
DOI: 10.2307/1349976
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The Law of One Price in International Trade: A Critical Review

Abstract: The law of one price (LOP) is one of the most frequently tested economic laws. Although called a law, it has probably been violated more than any other economic law (on the basis of the results of numerous empirical studies). Furthermore, the LOP is often utilized as the building block in international agricultural trade models without previously checking the validity of that assumption for that particular commodity. This can sometimes lead to erroneous conclusions that can have serious consequences on policy‐… Show more

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“…Most research, including ours, presumes that proportional transactions costs other than tariffs are small (Goodwin et al ., ; Miljkovic, ; Fafchamps and Gabre‐Madhin, ; Dawe and Maltsoglou, ). Factors that might make margins proportional include trade policy, market power and quality differences.…”
Section: Theoretical and Empirical Frameworkmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most research, including ours, presumes that proportional transactions costs other than tariffs are small (Goodwin et al ., ; Miljkovic, ; Fafchamps and Gabre‐Madhin, ; Dawe and Maltsoglou, ). Factors that might make margins proportional include trade policy, market power and quality differences.…”
Section: Theoretical and Empirical Frameworkmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… Miljkovic (1999) and Barrett (2001) provide caveats to using cointegration methods here, particularly in testing for the LOP. …”
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confidence: 99%
“…One of the primary methods used over the last two decades on empirical research into agricultural price transmission has been VEC model which is outlined below (Fackler and Goodwin 2001;Miljkovic, 1999;Listorti, 2009;Listorti and Esposti, 2012).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%