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Plants and Productivity in International Trade
Abstract
We reconcile trade theory with plant-level export behavior, extending the Ricardian model to accommodate many countries, geographic barriers, and imperfect competition. Our model captures qualitatively basic facts about U.S. plants: (i) productivity dispersion, (ii) higher productivity among exporters, (iii) the small fraction who export, (iv) the small fraction earned from exports among exporting plants, and (v) the size advantage of exporters. Fitting the model to bilateral trade among the United States and 46 major trade partners, we examine the impact of globalization and dollar appreciation on productivity, plant entry and exit, and labor turnover in U.S. manufacturing.
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- Authors
- Bernard, A. B., Eaton, J., Jensen, J. B., & Kortum, S.
- Affiliations
- Dartmouth College (US)
- National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
- Peterson Institute for International Economics (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Venue
- American Economic Review
- Publisher
- American Economic Association
- Published
- 2003-08-01
- Volume
- 93
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1268-1290
- ISSN
- 0002-8282 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3125387544
- Cited by
- 2,980
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 47 · 2025: 62 · 2024: 82 · 2023: 107 · 2022: 86 · 2021: 112 · 2020: 96 · 2019: 115 · 2018: 127 · 2017: 117 · 2016: 141 · 2015: 170 · 2014: 187 · 2013: 209 · 2012: 207
- FWCI
- 136.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Economic Review (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › General Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Global trade and economics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic and Technological Innovation
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Global Trade and Competitiveness
- Keywords
- firm productivity, Ricardian model, international trade, geographic barriers, imperfect competition, productivity dispersion, exporters, firm entry and exit, employee turnover, manufacturing companies, globalization, dollar appreciation, bilateral trade
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