The trade war initiated by the Trump administration is the largest since the US imposed the
Smoot-Hawley tariffs in the 1930s and was still raging when he left office. We analyze how …

Using detailed information from lobbying reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, we
construct a unique dataset that allows us to identify which firms lobby on Free Trade …

Trade policy is set by domestic political bargaining between globalists and protectionists,
representing owners of factors specific to export and import-competing sectors respectively …

We study the role of firms in the political economy of trade agreements. Using detailed
information from lobbying reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, we find that …

We consider a general equilibrium model with vertical preferences for one good and two
identical countries each with one firm initially. Citizens in each country vote either for …

The trade war initiated by the Trump administration is the largest since the US imposed the
Smoot-Hawley tariffs in the 1930s and was still raging when he left office. We analyze how …

We analyze major transitions in US trade policy using a two-factor, two-good, two-country
model, where domestic policy is the outcome of political bargaining between two parties …

This paper introduces a quantitative framework to analyze the WTO's reciprocity principle.
Utilizing two polar bargaining environments, we measure terms-of-trade concessions among …

A common narrative is that COVID-19 cost Trump re-election. But, we do not find supporting
evidence. Rather, our results highlight the political salience of the trade war and health …

This paper shows how a specific tax—in contrast to an ad valorem tax—alters industry
structure and firm‐level performance in a monopolistic competition framework, where firms …