This paper examines the extent to which the process of globalization can explain the observed widening in the cross …

The core subjects of trade theory are the pattern and volume of trade: which goods are traded by which countries, and … emphasis on carefully connecting theory models to data analyses. The second part of the chapter first considers the theoretical …

Many previous tests of Heckscher-Ohlin trade theory have found underwhelming support for the idea that countries …

A core prediction of the Heckscher-Ohlin theory is that countries specialize in goods in which they have a comparative … advantage, and that the source of comparative advantage is differences in relative factor supplies. To examine this theory, we …

The standard neoclassical model of trade theory predicts that international specialization will be jointly determined … by cross-country differences in relative factor endowments and relative technology levels. This paper uses duality theory …-neutral technology differences are measured using an application of the theory of total factor productivity comparisons, and factor …

After decades of rising global economic integration, the world economy is now fragmenting. To measure this phenomenon …