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...

This study uses Monte Carlo experiments to produce new evidence on the performance of a wide range of panel data estimators. It focuses on estimators that are readily available in statistical software packages such as Stata and Eviews, and for which the number of cross-sectional units (N) and...

The UK national minimum wage (NMW) is age-specific with the most important threshold at the age of 22 (lowered to 21 from 2010 onwards) when workers become eligible for the adult rate. The authors estimate the impact of this threshold on employment by means of a regression discontinuity...