variation across sectors in tariff changes after the Colombian trade reform to assess whether the impact of market fundamentals … distribution of productivity with and without the trade reform shows that improvements in market selection from trade reform help … to weed out the least productive plants and increase average productivity. In addition, we find that trade liberalization …

variation across sectors in tariff changes after the Colombian trade reform to assess whether the impact of market fundamentals … distribution of productivity with and without the trade reform shows that improvements in market selection from trade reform help … to weed out the least productive plants and increase average productivity. In addition, we find that trade liberalization …

variation across sectors in tariff changes after the Colombian trade reform to assess whether the impact of market fundamentals … distribution of productivity with and without the trade reform shows that improvements in market selection from trade reform help … to weed out the least productive plants and increase average productivity. In addition, we find that trade liberalization …

This paper estimates the effect of trade liberalization on growth, using plant-level data from Switzerland. We employ a … natural experiment framework to quantify the effect of a bundle of treaties liberalizing trade between Switzerland and the EU …-indifferences and a matching approach, we find that the liberalization of trade increased the growth of affected plants by 1-2 percent …

We examine the link between trade liberalization and aggregate productivity, with a focus on improved market selection … resulting from a reduction in trade barriers and in the dispersion of these barriers across producers. Our analysis exploits … tariff changes across sectors after the Colombian trade reform. An additional advantage of our analysis is that our TFP …

We examine the link between trade liberalization and aggregate productivity, with a focus on improved market selection … resulting from a reduction in trade barriers and in the dispersion of these barriers across producers. Our analysis exploits … tariff changes across sectors after the Colombian trade reform. An additional advantage of our analysis is that our TFP …

of time consistency of liberalization under the so-called Bogor target of achieving free trade within APEC in 2010 (2020 …

-North intermediate goods trade framework. International product market integration leads to redistribution of market shares from 'weak … restrictions which prevent the economy from reaching a first best allocation. The positive welfare effects of opening to trade are … integration. -- employment protection ; firing margin ; trade in intermediate goods ; labor market turnover ; revenue risk …