The empirics of firm heterogeneity and international trade
This article reviews the empirical evidence on firm heterogeneity in international trade. A first
wave of empirical findings from microdata on plants and firms proposed challenges for …
wave of empirical findings from microdata on plants and firms proposed challenges for …
What separates us? Sources of resistance to globalization
With increasing sophistication, economists have been estimating gravity equations for five
decades. Robust evidence shows that borders and distance impede trade by much more …
decades. Robust evidence shows that borders and distance impede trade by much more …
[图书][B] An advanced guide to trade policy analysis: The structural gravity model
An Advanced Guide to Trade Policy Analysis is a follow up to A Practical Guide to Trade
Policy Analysis. The Advanced Guide provides the most recent tools for analysis of trade …
Policy Analysis. The Advanced Guide provides the most recent tools for analysis of trade …
Gravity equations: Workhorse, toolkit, and cookbook
This chapter focuses on the estimation and interpretation of gravity equations for bilateral
trade. This necessarily involves a careful consideration of the theoretical underpinnings …
trade. This necessarily involves a careful consideration of the theoretical underpinnings …
Trade theory with numbers: Quantifying the consequences of globalization
A Costinot, A Rodríguez-Clare - Handbook of international economics, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …
of globalization. A unifying theme of our survey is methodological. We rely on gravity models …
Currency unions and trade: A PPML re‐assessment with high‐dimensional fixed effects
Recent work on the effects of currency unions (CUs) on trade stresses the importance of
using many countries and years in order to obtain reliable estimates. However, for large …
using many countries and years in order to obtain reliable estimates. However, for large …
Railroads and American economic growth: A “market access” approach
D Donaldson, R Hornbeck - The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2016 - academic.oup.com
This article examines the historical impact of railroads on the US economy, with a focus on
quantifying the aggregate impact on the agricultural sector in 1890. Expansion of the …
quantifying the aggregate impact on the agricultural sector in 1890. Expansion of the …
Global firms
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 …
attention has shifted from countries and industries towards the firms actually engaged in …
International prices and endogenous quality
RC Feenstra, J Romalis - The quarterly journal of economics, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The unit values of internationally traded goods are heavily influenced by quality. We model
this in an extended monopolistic competition framework where, in addition to choosing price …
this in an extended monopolistic competition framework where, in addition to choosing price …
The elusive pro-competitive effects of trade
We study the gains from trade liberalization in models with monopolistic competition, firm-
level heterogeneity, and variable markups. For a large class of demand functions used in the …
level heterogeneity, and variable markups. For a large class of demand functions used in the …