Can Innovation Help U.S. Manufacturing Firms Escape Import Competition from China?
We study whether R&D-intensive firms are more resilient to trade shocks. We correct for the endogeneity of R&D using tax-induced changes to R&D costs. While rising imports from China lead to slower sales growth and lower profitability, these effects are significantly smaller for firms wi...
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2018
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