In this article, we introduce an empirical framework to analyze how firm performance is
affected by increased globalization. Using this framework, we discuss recent work on …

Aspirations toward technological sovereignty increasingly pervade the political debate. Yet,
an ambiguous definition leaves the exact goal of those aspirations and the policies to fulfil …

We review a recent body of theoretical work that aims to put numbers on the consequences
of globalization. A unifying theme of our survey is methodological. We rely on gravity models …

Carbon emissions associated with international trade are significant. The emergence of
complex global value chains (GVCs) in recent decades, in which a country can operate as …

Research in international trade has changed dramatically over the last twenty years, as
attention has shifted from countries and industries towards the firms actually engaged in …

This chapter overviews productivity research from an industrial organization perspective. We
focus on what is known and what still needs to be learned about the productivity levels and …

The textile industry is currently one of the biggest industries practicing labor violations and
use of environmentally hazardous processes. This book presents an expert overview of the …

Empirical work has drawn attention to the high degree of productivity differences within
industries and their role in resource allocation. This paper examines the allocational …

This paper examines the microfoundations of the determinants of international
competitiveness. It does so within the broader “technology gap” perspective whereby wide …

While increasing trade and foreign direct investment, international trade agreements create
winners and losers. Our paper examines the distributional consequences of preferential …