moving from a Pareto to a lognormal distribution allows the Melitz model to match the role of the intensive margin in the EDD …. We use likelihood methods and the EDD to estimate a generalized Melitz model with a joint lognormal distribution for firm …

where this discrepancy between the short- and long-run elasticities is due to frictions in distribution. Goods need to be … combined with a local non-traded input, distribution capital, which is good specific. Home and foreign goods may be close … substitutes, but if distribution capital is slow to adjust then agents cannot shift their consumption in the short run following a …

to make its distribution network in both space and time. Indivisibilities are found to create significant scale economies … in distribution …

both influencer and product markets. As outreach and distribution technologies improve, influencer payoffs and income …

domestic distribution network to reach more buyers. Both elements require scale economies and lead to increased wholesaler … has benefits. Buyers gain access to globally sourced varieties, nationwide distribution networks, and increased quality …

tax rate has fallen by half since the late 1990s. Almost half of this decline owes to the rise of profit shifting to tax …