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We introduce a general quantifiable framework to study the location decisions of multinational firms. In the model, firms choose in which locations to pay the fixed costs of setting up production, taking into account potential complementarities among production locations. The firm's location...
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We quantify the impact of barriers to international investment, using a novel multi-country dynamic general equilibrium model with heterogeneous investors and imperfect capital mobility. Our model yields a gravity equation for bilateral foreign asset positions. We estimate this gravity equation...
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Global supply chains have come under unprecedented stress as a result of US-China trade tensions, the Covid-19 pandemic … data point to a looming "great reallocation" in supply chain activity: Direct US sourcing from China has decreased, with …: It is unclear if these measures will reduce US dependence on supply chains linked to China, and there are moreover …
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Trade policy is set by domestic political bargaining between globalists and protectionists, representing owners of factors specific to export and import-competing sectors respectively. Consistent with the post-Civil War Era of Restriction, protectionists implement high tariffs when status quo...
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China's admission into the WTO in 2001 heralded a new era of globalization, increasing both import competition in … during the post globalization period (2003-2019) increased by 11.5% of the corresponding pre-globalization period (1984 … contrast, following globalization, the average aggregate domestic profitability of US firms remained flat, and firms employed …
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We develop a model of human interaction to analyze the relationship between globalization and pandemics. Our framework …
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model to study the behavior of labor markets in response to globalization shocks, including shocks to technology, trade … quantitatively the short- and long-run implications of globalization shocks for labor reallocation and unemployment dynamics. In a … implications for the gains from trade, and we revisit the "China Shock" through the lens of our model. We show that the US enjoys a …
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Post WWII globalization forces are facing headwinds in the form of global crises-the "The Great Recession" and the "The … Pandemic Recession". Israel's trade and financial globalization, however, is steadily rising. The pandemic-induced slump in …. The paper provides an overview of the new globalization trends in the world and in Israel, with emphasis on the role of …
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Progress in artificial intelligence and related forms of automation technologies threatens to reverse the gains that developing countries and emerging markets have experienced from integrating into the world economy over the past half century, aggravating poverty and inequality. The new...
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We study the relationship between international trade and development in a model where countries differ in their capability, goods differ in their complexity, and capability growth is a function of a country's pattern of specialization. Theoretically, we show that it is possible for...
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