Browsing Working Papers by Author "Hutchinson, William K."

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    • Determinants of Slave Prices: Louisiana, 1725 to 1820 
      Coleman, Ashley N.; Hutchinson, William K. (Vanderbilt University, 2006)
      We utilize a previously untapped data source, Gwendolyn Hall (1999), to examine the market for slaves in Louisiana, both in New Orleans and outside of New Orleans. We are able to study the process of price determination ...
    • Does Ease of Communication Increase Trade?Commonality of Language and Bilateral Trade 
      Hutchinson, William K. (Vanderbilt University, 2002)
      Gravity model explanations of trade volumes frequently include dummy variables to account for the commonality of language among trading partners. In this paper we use a data set for the number of people in a country who ...
    • Explaining United States International Trade, 1870-1910 
      Hutchinson, William K. (Vanderbilt University, 2002)
      Wright (1990) presents evidence on the factor content of trade that indicates the United States tended to export goods that were raw materials intensive. Using factor per unit of output ratios derived from the United States ...
    • "Linguistic Distance" as a Determinant of Bilateral Trade 
      Hutchinson, William K. (Vanderbilt University, 2001)
      We introduce a measure of language difficulty called "linguistic distance" into a modified gravity model to determine whether the fact that a language is further away from English affects the level of trade. Our sample of ...
    • Social Saving of the Panama Canal 
      Hutchinson, William K.; Ungo, Ricardo (Vanderbilt University, 2004)
      At the time when the Panama Canal was handed over to Panama, most people believed that the Canal was of little material worth to the United States. However, what was the value of this canal to the United States in the ...
    • The Pro-Trade Effects of Immigration on American Exports During Period 1870 to 1910 
      Hutchinson, William K. (Vanderbilt University, 2001)
      This paper examines the impact of a stock of immigrants in the United States on American exports to their home country during the period 1870 to 1910. Our data set spans the exports of 44 commodities to 17 countries observed ...
    • Trade Restrictions and Factor Prices:Slave Prices in Early Nineteenth Century US 
      Coleman, Ashley N.; Hutchinson, William K. (Vanderbilt University, 2005)
      Trade restrictions impact factor and commodity prices in very predictable ways according to international trade theory. We use a new data set to explore the direct effect on the price of slaves that resulted from legislation ...