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		| Toru  Kikuchi | 
	
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		| ''A note on Chamberlinian-Ricardian trade patterns'' | 
	
		| ( 2004, Vol. 6 No.7 ) | 
	
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		| Using a two-country model of monopolistic competition with cross-country technical heterogeneity, this note explores the determinants of comparative advantage. It is shown that trade patterns are determined by a technology index, and that autarky relative prices do not serve as reliable predictors of trade patterns. | 
	
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		| Keywords: Monopolistic competition  technical heterogeneity  trade patterns | 
	
		| JEL: F1 - Trade: General D4 - Market Structure and Pricing: General
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		| | Manuscript Received : Jul 06 2004 |  | Manuscript Accepted : Jul 09 2004 | 
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