The empirics of firm heterogeneity and international trade
This article reviews the empirical evidence on firm heterogeneity in international trade. A first
wave of empirical findings from microdata on plants and firms proposed challenges for …
wave of empirical findings from microdata on plants and firms proposed challenges for …
Heterogeneous firms and trade
This chapter reviews the new approach to international trade based on firm heterogeneity in
differentiated product markets. This approach explains a variety of features exhibited in …
differentiated product markets. This approach explains a variety of features exhibited in …
Global supply chain pressures, international trade, and inflation
We study the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Euro Area inflation and how it compares
to the experiences of other countries, such as the United States, over the two-year period …
to the experiences of other countries, such as the United States, over the two-year period …
The role of intermediaries in facilitating trade
This paper documents that intermediaries play an important role in facilitating international
trade. We modify a heterogeneous firm model to allow for an intermediary sector. The model …
trade. We modify a heterogeneous firm model to allow for an intermediary sector. The model …
Global firms
Research in international trade has changed dramatically over the last twenty years, as
attention has shifted from countries and industries towards the firms actually engaged in …
attention has shifted from countries and industries towards the firms actually engaged in …
Trade and domestic production networks
We examine how many and what kind of firms ultimately rely on foreign inputs, sell to foreign
markets, and are affected by trade shocks. To capture that firms can trade indirectly by …
markets, and are affected by trade shocks. To capture that firms can trade indirectly by …
New perspectives on the decline of US manufacturing employment
We use relatively unexplored dimensions of US microdata to examine how US
manufacturing employment has evolved across industries, firms, establishments and …
manufacturing employment has evolved across industries, firms, establishments and …
Domestic institutions as a source of comparative advantage
Domestic institutions can have profound effects on international trade. This chapter reviews
the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of this insight. Particular attention is paid to …
the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of this insight. Particular attention is paid to …
Threats and opportunities in the digital era: automation spikes and employment dynamics
This paper investigates the change in worker flows (ie net growth, but also hiring and
separation rates) around an investment in automation-intensive goods and, within firms …
separation rates) around an investment in automation-intensive goods and, within firms …
Longevity and the value of trade relationships
More than 80 percent of US imports occur in preexisting firm-to-firm relationships, and
disruptions to them can have large and long-lasting effects. Using US Census data, this …
disruptions to them can have large and long-lasting effects. Using US Census data, this …