Trade Theory with Numbers: Quantifying the Consequences of Globalization

We review a recent body of theoretical work that aims to put numbers on the consequences of globalization. A unifying theme of our survey is methodological. We rely on gravity models and demonstrate how they can be used for counterfactual analysis. We highlight how various economic considerations-ma...

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Main Authors: Costinot, Arnaud (Contributor), Rodríguez-Clare, Andrés (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2015-03-11T18:57:21Z.
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