Financial Development and International Trade

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Journal: Journal of Political Economy
Year: 2021
Volume: 129
Issue: 12
Pages: 3405 - 3446

Score contribution per author:

8.043 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper studies the industry-level and aggregate implications of financial development on international trade. I set up a multi-industry general equilibrium model of international trade with input-output linkages and heterogeneous firms subject to financial frictions. Industries differ in capital intensity, which leads to differences in external finance dependence. The model is parameterized to match key features of firm-level data. Financial development leads to substantial reallocation of international trade shares from labor- to capital-intensive industries, with minor effects at the aggregate level. These findings are consistent with estimates from cross-country industry-level and aggregate data.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:ucp:jpolec:doi:10.1086/716564
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-25