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This paper provides a new heterogeneous firm model for trade where firms differ in their productivity and experience different market demand shocks. The model incorporates variations in trade policy, trade preferences, and the rules of origin needed to obtain them, to reflect real world...
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or even negative at some point in the past. This paper studies apparel prices over the long period 1914-93, developing … for computers, we have found the opposite relationship for apparel prices, although presumably for the same reason …' apparel the drift is always negative but for mens' apparel there is a turnaround, from negative before 1965 to positive …
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International trade in apparel and textiles is regulated by a system of bilateral tariffs and quotas known as the … tariffs that comprise the MFA, we analyze how the MFA affects the sources and prices of US apparel imports, with a particular … focus on the effects on East Asian exporters during the 1990s. We show that while a large fraction of US apparel is imported …
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unique dataset that allows us to measure the retail demand for timely delivery, we show that the sources of US apparel …
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retain part of this rent, i.e. share it with the exporters. We analyze US imports of apparel products from Hong Kong to see …
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In this paper we assess the effects of the MFA/ATC using both world trade and US data after its removal. Previous literature assesses its effects while in operation. The trade data we analyze are consistent with theoretical predictions of more trade volumes, lower product prices, smaller effect...
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Drug copayment coupons to reduce patient cost-sharing have become nearly ubiquitous for high-priced brand …
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Reservations. The regime change represents a unique opportunity to quantify brand loyalty because it almost doubled the price of … premium-brand cigarettes, while Native brands were still untaxed. We use data from two different sources--the New York State … three-quarters remained brand loyal …
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The impacts of environmental change on human outcomes often depend on local exposures and behavioral responses that are challenging to observe with traditional administrative or sensor data. We show how data from private pollution sensors, cell phones, social media posts, and internet search...
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We study how air pollution impacts the U.S. labor market by analyzing effects of drifting wildfire smoke that can affect populations far from the fires themselves. We link satellite smoke plumes with labor market outcomes to estimate that an additional day of smoke exposure reduces quarterly...
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