We theoretically and empirically investigate the effect of energy trade access on the
monopoly power of China's power sector. We construct plant-level import and export tariff …

This paper examines how trade costs induced by geographic distance or bilateral tariffs
impact the markups of exports differentiated by quality. It relies on a data set that combines …

This paper investigates how dominant retailers should choose appropriate markup pricing
strategies (a fixed-dollar markup, or a percentage markup), and how their supplier responds …

This paper studies how Chinese exporters managed the recent US tariff hikes. Contrary to
the conventional wisdom of horizontal trade diversion, China did not divert more of its …

We quantify a general equilibrium model of international trade and pricing-to-market that
features firm-level heterogeneity and consumers with non-homothetic preferences …

Protecting labour rights is an important approach to sha** the new advantages of trade
competition and achieving high-quality development of China's export trade. This paper …

The relationship between digital economy and signal information on firms 'markup has been
overlooked and not well explained, especially in the emerging economies. When there is …

The division of labor in the global value chain (GVC) has reshaped the competitive
advantage of enterprises participating in the international market and has a significant …

Welfare depends on the quantity, quality, and range of goods consumed. We use trade data,
which report the quantities and prices of the individual goods that countries exchange, to …

This paper discusses how international trade is organized from export to trans-boundary
transport to import. All evidence suggests that the transport sector is independent, may …