gravity model

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gravity
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɡræv.ə.ti/us
/ˈɡræv.ə.t̬i/
the force that attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes things fall to ...
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model
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɒd.əl/us
/ˈmɑː.dəl/
something that a copy can be based on because it is an extremely good example of ...
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Thegravitymodel, in its basic form, predicts trade based on the distance between countries and the interaction of the countries' economic sizes.
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Limiting the usefulness of thegravitymodelis its aggregate nature.
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Opponents of thegravitymodelexplain that it can not be confirmed scientifically, that it's only based on observation.
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Thegravitymodelcan be used to measure accessibility to services (e.g., access to health care).
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While thegravitymodelis very successful in explaining the choice of a large number of individuals, the choice of any given individual varies greatly from the predicted value.
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A central assumption underlying the derivation ofgravitymodelis perfect international arbitrage.
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Table 5 shows that the regional results do not conform to the predictions made by thegravitymodel.
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The virtual water falls under a simplegravitymodelwhen the source is activated.
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This situation is the exact opposite of what would be predicted by thegravitymodel.
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Thegravitymodelgets its name from its similarity to the mathematical model used to calculate the degree of mutual attraction, or gravitational pull, between two bodies.
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Using a different specification of thegravitymodel, this paper identifies significant country differences in the scope of unused trade potential, and consequently investigates a second question.
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Using thegravitymodel, countries with similar levels of income have been shown to trade more.
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Past research using thegravitymodelhas also sought to evaluate the impact of various variables in addition to the basic gravity equation.
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This observation is embedded in thegravitymodelof trip distribution.
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Thegravitymodelestimates the pattern of international trade.
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The most widely used formulation is still thegravitymodel.
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This model of trade is consistent with thegravitymodelas it would predict that trade depends on country size.
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The anomaly is the body or effect that causes the deviation from the idealgravitymodel.
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