Innovation plays a key role in economic growth. In this paper, we investigate the effects of
intermediate input tariff reduction on the innovation activities of domestic firms. Input tariff …

This chapter reviews how the literature on trade in agricultural and food products has
developed over the last 20 years. Its evolution has been heavily influenced by several …

Taking global value chains (GVCs) into account has important implications for trade policy.
When production is vertically fragmented and trade in intermediate inputs is prevalent, one …

Industrial policies (IPs) are commonly used by countries to promote targeted sectors but may
have significant impacts on downstream sectors. Using a new hand‐collected database of …

By using data on firms listed on Chinese A-share markets from 2011 to 2017, this study
analyzes whether the implementation of China's the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) affects the …

Using highly disaggregated firm‐level customs data for imports and exports in Peru over the
2000–12 period, we explore the relationship between imports of intermediate inputs and firm …

We study the impact that mimimum quality standards have on industry structure, trade, and
welfare when firms can develop their own private standard with a higher quality than the …

Imported goods play a central role in determining the gains from trade. Using detailed trade
and firm‐level data for Italy and France, we investigate the relationship between trade …

This paper assesses the relationship between import competition and firm‐level markups by
examining the imports of intermediate and final goods. Using a rich firm‐level dataset of …

The agro‐food sector has experienced a profound transformation of contractual
arrangements along the value chain, coinciding with important technological innovations …