We evaluate the duration of the China trade shock and its impact on a wide range of
outcomes over the period 2000 to 2019. The shock plateaued in 2010, enabling analysis of …

In this paper, I review evidence on changing global specialization in labor-intensive
exporting. Production of apparel, footwear, furniture, and related products are how many …

We present a model of trade, global innovation, and diffusion, inspired by Eaton and Kortum
(1999). The specific structure for innovation and diffusion we propose, which leverages …

In this study, we construct heterogeneous agent general equilibrium models to investigate
the relative importance of labor endowment in driving structural transformation. We aim to …

Multinationals play a crucial role in international knowledge diffusion. Using comprehensive
patent data, we document:(1) multinational affiliates and their foreign parent firms comprise …

We document that larger input tariff reductions were associated with lower labor markdowns
in China, especially for skill-intensive firms. Guided by a stylized model of equilibrium labor …

1. DAVID POPP, FRANCESCO VONA, GIOVANNI MARIN and ZIQIAO CHEN:“The
Employment Impact of a Green Fiscal Push: Evidence from the American Recovery and …

This paper examines the importance of domestic economic geography for a country's export
performance. We first develop a simple model in which the geographic integration of …

This paper explores the causal impact of education opportunities on rural areas by
exploiting the higher education expansion (HEE) in China in 1999. By utilizing the detailed …

We evaluate the labor market effects of an increasing supply of high-skilled labor, resulting
from a higher education expansion at established German universities. Exploiting variation …