We explore how public investment in commercial infrastructure affects the composition of trade between countries. To this end, we develop a model of bilateral trade in which two countries produce, consume, and trade a continuum of goods. Goods are produced by a single homogeneous factor, labor,...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Linear Equations and Computer Basics -- 3 Nonlinear Equations and Complementarity Problems -- 4 Finite-Dimensional Optimization -- 5 Numerical Integration and Differentiation -- 6 Function Approximation -- 7 Discrete Time, Discrete State...

We analyze a fi rm's joint decision to export and invest using a model that incorporates the essential features of self-selection and learning-by-exporting theories of fi rm-level dynamics. We calibrate the model to 2002-07 Chilean manufacturing plant data and simulate it under different...