Offshoring in the Global Economy Microeconomic Structure and Macroeconomic Implications Robert C. Feenstra The MIT Press Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England Contents Preface vii Lecture 1: Microeconomic Structure 1 Lecture 2: Macroeconomic Implications 59 Conclusions...

This paper reviews empirical methods used to estimate the impact of trade policies under imperfect competition. We decompose the welfare effects of trade policy into four possible channels: (i) a deadweight loss from distorting consumption and production decisions; (ii) a possible gain from...

Since the 2008 global financial crisis, and after decades of relative neglect, the importance of the financial system and its episodic crises as drivers of macroeconomic outcomes has attracted fresh scrutiny from academics, policy makers, and practitioners. Theoretical advances are following a...