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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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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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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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or even negative at some point in the past. This paper studies apparel prices over the long period 1914-93, developing … have found the opposite relationship for apparel prices, although presumably for the same reason. The Sears matched …-model indexes do not exhibit a consistent negative or positive drift relative to the CPI. For womens' apparel the drift is always …
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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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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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A vibrant literature has emerged that suggests willingness to pay and willingness to accept measures of value are quite different for inexperienced consumers but that value differences erode with market experience. One potential shortcoming of this literature is that market experience is...
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A key concern about counterfeits and weak intellectual property protection is that they may hamper innovation by displacing legitimate sales. This paper combines a natural policy experiment with randomized lab experiments to estimate the heterogeneous impacts of counterfeiting on the sales and...
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We measure the response of household spending to the economic stimulus payments (ESPs) disbursed in mid-2008, using special questions added to the Consumer Expenditure Survey and variation arising from the randomized timing of when the payments were disbursed. We find that, on average,...
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As economic expansions raise employment and wages, associated shifts in income and time constraints would be expected to also impact individuals' health. This study utilizes information from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (1990-2007) to explore the relationship between the risk...
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