We propose a quantitative framework for the analysis of industrialization in which specialization in manufacturing or …

This paper investigates the relation between agglomeration of economic activity and the pattern of specialization of … advantage drives specialization, while absolute advantage drives agglomeration. …

, employment and value-added in manufacturing increase with policy (1), but contract with policy (2). Therefore, specialization of …

in these models. In this paper, I provide evidence that vertical specialization is a salient feature in the international … from trade beyond those currently accounted for in standard models. I quantify the gains from vertical specialization … incorporated into many state-of-the-art quantitative trade models, and has been shown to deliver significant additional gains from …

welfare, on patterns of specialization and trade, and on factor prices. Models examined include the Ricardian Model and the … fragmentation into simple theoretical models of international trade, the paper finds the effects of fragmentation on national …

This paper develops a general equilibrium model with endogenous specialization and endogenous theft behavior to …