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国际经济学克鲁格曼-教材答案--第1页 加拿大和澳大利亚都是英语国家，两国的人口规模也相当（加拿大多 60% ），但是相 对各自的GDP 而言，加拿大的贸易额是澳大利亚的两倍，为什么如此？ A1:According to Gravity Model, GDP is not the only factor to explain the volume of trade between two countries, because distance is also an important factor. Considering the distance, the transportation cost of Australia is relatively higher than that of Canada, so the attractiveness of trade is reduced. However, Canada is close to the USA which is a large economy while Australia is not close to any