Bernard, Andrew B.; Eaton, Jonathan; Jensen, J. Bradford; … - In: American Economic Review 93 (2003) 4, pp. 1268-1290
We reconcile trade theory with plant-level export behavior, extending the Ricardian model to accommodate many countries, geographic barriers, and imperfect competition. Our model captures qualitatively basic facts about U.S. plants: (i) productivity dispersion, (ii) higher productivity among...