distributional effects of trade reforms and exchange rate movements. …

implied gravity equation using detailed bilateral trade data for about 200 countries over 1984-2008. Our system identifies …

emphasized in the recent trade and macro literatures. Using Nielsen barcode data on prices and sales, we estimate elasticities of …

We develop a simple model of international trade with heterogeneous firms that is consistent with a number of stylized … features of the data. In particular, the model predicts positive as well as zero trade flows across pairs of countries, and it … allows the number of exporting firms to vary across destination countries. As a result, the impact of trade frictions on …

This paper reviews empirical methods used to estimate the impact of trade policies under imperfect competition. We … decompose the welfare effects of trade policy into four possible channels: (i) a deadweight loss from distorting consumption and … production decisions; (ii) a possible gain from improving the terms of trade; (iii) a gain or loss due to changes in the scale of …

I survey the influence of Grossman and Hart's (1986) seminal paper in the field of International Trade. I discuss the … the structure of international trade flows. I also review empirical work suggestive of the empirical relevance of the …

This paper reviews the empirical evidence on firm heterogeneity in international trade. A first wave of empirical … findings from micro data on plants and firms proposed challenges for existing models of international trade and inspired the … multi-product firms, offshoring, intra-firm trade and firm export market dynamics. …

This paper examines the factors that give rise to intermediaries in exporting and explores the implications for trade … underlying differences between direct and intermediary exporters have important consequences for trade flows. The ability of …