Using equity market reactions to infer exposure to trade liberalization

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of International Economics
Year: 2024
Volume: 152
Issue: C

Authors (4)

Greenland, Andrew (not in RePEc) Ion, Mihai (not in RePEc) Lopresti, John (College of William) Schott, Peter K. (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

We propose a method for identifying exposure to changes in trade policy based on asset prices that has several advantages over standard measures: it encompasses all avenues of exposure, it is natively firm-level, it yields estimates for both goods and service producers, and it can be used to study reductions in difficult-to-quantify non-tariff-barriers in a way that controls naturally for broader macroeconomic shocks. Applying our method to two well-studied US trade liberalizations provides new insight into service-sector responses and reveals dramatically different outcomes among small versus large firms, even within narrow industries.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:inecon:v:152:y:2024:i:c:s0022199624001272
Journal Field
International
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25