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mp48sb41j0r	Eva Van Leemput	Essays on Macroeconomic Development and International Trade	2015		.txt	text/plain	434	19	41	I find that: (1) state-wise price data predict internal trade flows well; (2) internal trade barriers make up 30% of the total trade cost on average, but vary substantially by state depending on the distance to the closest port; and (3) the welfare impacts of domestic integration are substantial; reducing trade costs across states to the U.S. level increases welfare by 15% compared to a welfare gain of 7% when fully eliminating international import barriers. The first chapter quantifies the size of intra-country versus inter-country trade barriers and assesses the impact on patterns of trade and welfare.	cache/mp48sb41j0r.txt	txt/mp48sb41j0r.txt