International trade models typically assume that producers in one country trade directly with final consumers in … another. In reality, of course, trade can involve long chains of potentially independent actors who move goods through … wholesale and retail distribution networks. These networks likely affect the magnitude and nature of trade frictions and hence …

International trade models typically assume that producers in one country trade directly with final consumers in … another. In reality, of course, trade can involve long chains of potentially independent actors who move goods through … wholesale and retail distribution networks. These networks likely affect the magnitude and nature of trade frictions and hence …

We combine data on individual trade transactions from U.S. customs records with comprehensive information on firms … along a number of dimensions: they are smaller in terms of employment, trade value and domestic sales, operate fewer U … within the boundaries of the firm, on the other hand, are substantially larger. They trade more products, trade with more …

We combine data on individual trade transactions from U.S. customs records with comprehensive information on firms … along a number of dimensions: they are smaller in terms of employment, trade value and domestic sales, operate fewer U … within the boundaries of the firm, on the other hand, are substantially larger. They trade more products, trade with more …