Putting the Parts Together: Trade, Vertical Linkages, and Business Cycle Comovement

A-Tier
Journal: American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
Year: 2010
Volume: 2
Issue: 2
Pages: 95-124

Authors (2)

Julian di Giovanni (not in RePEc) Andrei A. Levchenko (University of Michigan)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

Countries that trade more with each other exhibit higher business cycle correlation. This paper examines the mechanisms underlying this relationship using a large cross-country, industry-level panel dataset of manufacturing production and trade. We show that sector pairs that experience more bilateral trade exhibit stronger comovement. Vertical linkages in production are an important explanation

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aejmac:v:2:y:2010:i:2:p:95-124
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25