We argue that trade in intermediate inputs, or 'global production sharing,' is a potentially important explanation for … heterogeneous activities within an industry, we show that trade in inputs has much the same impact on labor demand as does skill … the higher skilled. Thus, distinguishing whether the change in wages is due to international trade, or technological …

key testable implication is that the U.S. should import heavier goods from nearby countries, and lighter goods from … exporters for individual goods, distance from the US is associated with much higher import unit values. These effects are large …, which establishes that the model identifies an important influence on specialization and trade …

specialization and trade: products where timely delivery is important will be produced near the source of final demand, where wages …

Free trade or preferential trade areas (PTAs) allow importers who belong to the area to export to each other while …

. Adverse impacts of import competition on manufacturing employment, overall employment-population ratios, and income per capita … in more trade-exposed U.S. commuting zones are present out to 2019. Over the full study period, greater import … that the China trade shock holds lessons for other episodes of localized job loss. Import competition from China induced …

matching frictions in gravity. In the cross section, we find matching frictions as important as iceberg costs in impeding trade …

equilibrium model of international trade. Both the quality and the quantity of a product play a role in its contribution both to … consumption and to production. The framework allows bilateral trade to vary at the extensive and intensive margins and the … intensive margin of trade to vary at the quantity and unit-value margins. We estimate the parameters of the model using …

-through into destination prices at all horizons. In contrast, large import-intensive firms tend to denominate their exports in …

We provide systematic evidence that intermediaries play an important role in facilitating trade using a firm-level the … engage in trade without directly exporting products. We modify a heterogeneous firm model so that firms endogenously select … their mode of export - either directly or indirectly through an intermediary. The model predicts that intermediaries will be …