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Noy, Ilan; Okubo, Toshihiro; Strobl, Eric - 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp relief the connection between the epidemiology of a virus, the structure of the economy and society that becomes exposed to it, and the actions chosen by government and by individuals and communities to combat it or ameliorate its economic impact....

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Trade policy along the global value chain : a rationale for the existence of deep trade agreements

Egger, Hartmut; Fischer-Thöne, Christian - 2022

This paper sets up a model of trade, in which two countries with differing levels of technology specialize in the production of sub-stages of the global value chain. In the open economy, the technologically backward country exports intermediates in exchange for imports of a homogeneous...

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Determinants of global value chain participation : cross-country evidence

Fernandes, Ana Margarida; Kee, Hiau Looi; Winkler, Deborah - 2020

The past decades witnessed big changes in international trade with the rise of global value chains. Some countries, such as China, Poland, and Vietnam rode the tide, while other countries, many in the Africa region, faltered. This paper studies the determinants of participation in global value...

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Fast fashion : theory and evidence from Portuguese textile and clothing firms

Fernandes, Ana; Tang, Heiwai - 2020

We study how firms respond to import competition by increasing the speed of trade. We use data on all Portuguese textile and clothing exporters' monthly transactions and exploit the exogenous increase in competition following the removal of Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA) quotas on Chinese...

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Improved menstrual health and the workplace : an RCT with female Bangladeshi garment workers

Czura, Kristina; Menzel, Andreas; Miotto, Martina - 2023

Menstruation can limit female labor force participation, especially in low-income countries, where menstrual hygiene practices are constrained by lack of finances and information. In a randomized controlled trial with around 1,900 female workers from four Bangladeshi garment factories, we relax...

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High tariffs, high stakes : the policy drivers behind firm-level adoption of green technologies

Rosenow, Samuel; Espitia, Alvaro; Fernandes, Ana Margarida - 2025

Addressing climate change requires green technology deployment. This paper uses firm-level import data in 35 emerging markets to examine how trade policies affect firms’ imports of products associated with solar, wind power, and electric vehicle value chains. Panel estimates show a...

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Gravity-model estimation with time-interval data : revisiting the impact of free trade agreements

Egger, Peter; Larch, Mario; Yotov, Yoto - 2020

We challenge the common practice of estimating gravity equations with time-interval data in order to capture dynamic-adjustment effects to trade-policy changes. Instead, we point to a series of advantages of using consecutive-year data recognizing dynamic-adjustment effects. Our analysis reveals...

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International trade in general oligopolistic equilibrium

Neary, J. Peter - 2015

This paper presents a new model of oligopoly in general equilibrium and explores its implications for positive and normative aspects of international trade. Assuming "continuum-Pollak" preferences, the model allows for consistent aggregation over a continuum of sectors, in each of which a small...

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All these worlds are yours, except India : the effectiveness of export subsidies in Nepal

Defever, Fabrice; Reyes, José-Daniel; Riaño, Alejandro; … - 2017 - This version: March 16, 2017

subsidy is available to firms exporting a select group of products, and requires firms to export to countries other than India … India and the number of destination markets reached among firms that receive the subsidy. These results are consistent with … countries other than India. The findings suggest that although the cash subsidy has not produced a significant increase in …

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Substitutability and protectionism : Latin America's trade policy and imports from China and India

Facchini, Giovanni; Olarreaga, Marcelo; Silva, Peri; … - 2007

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