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Examining the distance puzzle in the global coffee trade

Anthony N. Rezitis et al.

Economics and Business Letters2025https://doi.org/10.17811/ebl.14.2.2025.88-94article
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We examine whether the impact of transportation costs originating from physical distance in the global coffee trade does not decrease over time (i.e., “the distance puzzle”) by applying a gravity model from 2009 to 2019. We also consider the effect of cultural distance stemming from colonial dependency, common colonizer, and common language. Our results reveal that transportation costs are initially stable but show a negative trend in the long run, particularly post-2015. Moreover, colonial dependency and common colonizers significantly increased the coffee trade.

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@article{anthony2025,
  title        = {{Examining the distance puzzle in the global coffee trade}},
  author       = {Anthony N. Rezitis et al.},
  journal      = {Economics and Business Letters},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.17811/ebl.14.2.2025.88-94},
}

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0.50

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20
M · momentum0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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