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that changes in various extensive margins (new markets, new goods) account for over 30 percent of export growth over this …-level characteristics interacting with destination-specific characteristics. We confirm that export growth for “new” products was stronger …
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, I compare China's export bundle to those of the relatively skill- and capital-abundant members of the OECD as well as to …
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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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Large firms play a pivotal role in international trade, shaping the export patterns of countries. We propose and …-data with information on firm domestic and export sales across manufacturing industries. We find that granularity accounts for … about 20% of the variation in realized export intensity across sectors, and is more pronounced in the most export …
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with heterogeneous firms. We show that increased TPU reduces investment in export entry and technology upgrading, which in … turn reduces trade flows and real income for consumers. We apply the model to analyze China's export boom around its WTO …
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trade with the rest of the world, not the American colonies, that allowed Britain to export its rapidly expanding textile …
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differ across countries and issue areas. Case studies of export subsidization in Korea, Brazil, Turkey, India, Kenya, and …
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Starting with Romer [1987] and Rivera-Batiz-Romer [1991] economists have been able to model how trade enhances growth through the creation and import of new varieties. In this framework, international trade increases economic output through two channels. First, trade raises productivity levels...
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This paper deals with the role of trade regimes in determining economic performance and growth in the developing countries. The policy and empirical literatures on trade orientation and economic growth are critically reviewed; it is argued that a key limitation of these works has been the...
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Over the last three decades, the value of Chinese trade has approximately doubled every four years. This rapid growth has transformed the country from a negligible player in world trade to the world's second largest exporter, as well as a substantial importer of raw materials, intermediate...
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