The gravitational constant?

Jacks, David S.; O’Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj; Taylor, Alan M.

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dc.contributor.author	Jacks, David S.	-
dc.contributor.author	O’Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj	-
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, Alan M.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2026-05-04T09:46:21Z	-
dc.date.available	2026-05-04T09:46:21Z	-
dc.date.issued	2020-10	-
dc.identifier.citation	Jacks, D. S., O'Rourke, K. H., & Taylor, A. M. (2020). The gravitational constant? NYUAD Division of Social Science Working Paper, #0055.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75686	-
dc.description.abstract	We introduce a new dataset on British exports at the bilateral, commodity-level from 1700 to 1899. We then pit two primary determinants of bilateral trade against one another: the trade-diminishing effects of distance versus the trade-enhancing effects of the British Empire. We find that gravity exerted its pull as early as 1700, but the distance effect then attenuated and had almost vanished by 1800. Meanwhile the empire effect peaked sometime in the late 18th century before significantly declining in magnitude. It was only after 1950 that distance would once again exert the same influence that it has today.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	The authors we gratefully acknowledge research support from the National Science Foundation (award number 0851158), the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Center for the Evolution of the Global Economy, the All-UC Group in Economic History, and All Souls College.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	NYUAD Division of Social Science Working Papers;#0055	-
dc.subject	distance	en
dc.subject	empire	en
dc.subject	gravity	en
dc.title	The gravitational constant?	en
dc.type	Working Paper	en
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