This study replicates Ahn, Khandelwal, and Wei’s (2011) model of intermediary trade. The study produces two main results. First, the authors are able to reproduce empirical evidence for AKW’s three main predictions for Chinese exports. This is impressive because much of the data for their...

This study replicates Ahn, Khandelwal, and Wei's (AKW 's) (2011) model of intermediary trade. The authors' study produces two main results. First, the authors are able to reproduce empirical evidence for AKW's three main predictions for Chinese exports. This is impressive because much of the...

In 2016, the world became aware of the Chinese Communist Party’s repressive campaign against the Muslim Uyghur populace of China’s far west Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, under which upwards of one million Uyghurs have been detained in reeducation and forced labor camps. This paper...

1. Does Revaluation of the Chinese Yuan Decrease Imports to the U.S. from China? -- 2. Revaluation of the Chinese Yuan and Triad Trade: A Gravity Assessment -- 3. Exports, Productivity, and Credit Constraints -- 4. Exports and Credit Constraints under Incomplete Information -- 5. Exchange Rate...

This volume was prepared by Inga Heiland while she was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in July 2016 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It comprises five chapters addressing one or more aspects of international trade and...