Why trade matters after all

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of International Economics
Year: 2015
Volume: 97
Issue: 2
Pages: 266-277

Score contribution per author:

4.036 = (α=2.02 / 1 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

I show that accounting for cross-industry variation in trade elasticities greatly magnifies the estimated gains from trade. The main idea is as simple as it is general: while imports in the average industry do not matter too much, imports in some industries are critical to the functioning of the economy, so that a complete shutdown of international trade is very costly overall.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:inecon:v:97:y:2015:i:2:p:266-277
Journal Field
International
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-26