New Trade Models, Same Old Gains?

S-Tier
Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 2012
Volume: 102
Issue: 1
Pages: 94-130

Score contribution per author:

2.681 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

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

Abstract

Micro-level data have had a profound influence on research in international trade over the last ten years. In many regards, this research agenda has been very successful. New stylized facts have been uncovered and new trade models have been developed to explain these facts. In this paper we investigate to what extent answers to new micro-level questions have affected answers to an old and central question in the field: how large are the welfare gains from trade? A crude summary of our results is: "So far, not much." (JEL F11, F12)

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:102:y:2012:i:1:p:94-130
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-24