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Does Machine Translation Affect International Trade? Evidence from a Large Digital Platform

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Brynjolfsson, Erik, Hui, Xiang, Liu, Meng·2018·Management Science

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Authors
Brynjolfsson, E., Hui, X., & Liu, M.
Affiliations
  • Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (US)
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Venue
Management Science
Published
2018-08
Volume
65
Issue
12
Pages
5449-5460
ISSN
0025-1909 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2888230425
Cited by
408
References
46
Citations by year
2026: 60 · 2025: 78 · 2024: 64 · 2023: 71 · 2022: 50 · 2021: 36 · 2020: 30 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 2 · 2015: 1
FWCI
46.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Management Science (publishedVersion)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (publishedVersion)
  • National Bureau of Economic Research (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › General Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Global trade and economics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Business and International Management › E-commerce and Technology Innovations
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society
Keywords
machine translation, international trade, language barriers, translation costs, artificial intelligence, digital platforms, exports, treatment effect heterogeneity, economic efficiency

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