This paper estimates the effects of trade liberalization on plant productivity. In contrast to previous studies, we …

How does trade liberalization affect wages? This is the first paper to consider in theory and data how the impact of …

How does trade liberalization affect wages? This is the first paper to consider in theory and data how the impact of …

characteristics and trade costs as predicted by the Markusen (1997, 2002) model. When countries differ in relative factor endowments … and trade costs are low, investment liberalization stimulates exports, whereas when countries are similar in terms of … relative factor endowments and size, and trade costs are moderate to high, investment liberalization reduces exports. …

the quality of the match between job and worker, trade liberalization may lead to industrial agglomeration and inter …-industry trade. The agglomeration force is the improvement in the quality of matches when firms recruit from a bigger pool of labor …. The forces against agglomeration are the existence of trade costs and monopoly power in the labor market. We show that …

We show in the context of a new economic geography model that when labor is heterogenous trade liberalization may lead … to industrial agglomeration and inter-regional trade. Labor heterogeneity gives local monopoly power to firms but also … the local market, giving rise to an agglomeration force which can offset the forces against, trade costs and the erosion …

the quality of the match between job and worker, trade liberalization may lead to industrial agglomeration and inter …-industry trade. The agglomeration force is the improvement in the quality of matches when firms recruit from a bigger pool of labour …. The forces against agglomeration are the existence of trade costs and monopoly power in the labour market. We show that …