TY  - JOUR
AU  - Davis,Donald R.
AU  - Weinstein,David E.
TI  - What Role for Empirics in International Trade?
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 8543
PY  - 2001
Y2  - October 2001
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w8543
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w8543.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Donald R. Davis
Columbia University, Department of Economics
1038 Intl. Affairs Building
420 West 118th St.
New York, NY 10027
Tel: 212/854-4037
Fax: 212/854-8059
E-Mail: drd28@columbia.edu

David Weinstein
Columbia University, Department of Economics
420 W. 118th Street
MC 3308
New York, NY  10027
Tel: 212/854-6880
Fax: 212/854-8059
E-Mail: dew35@columbia.edu
AB  - In the field of international trade, data analysis has traditionally had quite modest influence relative to that of pure theory. At one time, this might have been rationalized by the paucity of empirics in the field or its weak theoretical foundations. In recent years empirical research has begun to provide an increasingly detailed view of the determinants of trade relations. Yet the field as a whole has been slow to incorporate these findings in its fundamental worldview. In this paper, we outline and extend what we view as key robust findings from the empirical literature that should be part of every international economists working knowledge.
ER  -