job destruction in low-productivity firms and job creation in high-productivity firms. In contrast, the net effect of … reductions in Chinese input tariffs is limited to job destruction in low-productivity ordinary exporters. …

suggests that eliminating these subsidies would result in a welfare gain for China comparable to that of halving its trade …

In this paper, we build a dynamic model with endogenous firm-level productivity that generates firm heterogeneity as an … positive impact on the equilibrium rate of adoption (and hence firm-level productivity). In addition, the model can replicate … firms; and why Canadian tariff reductions lowered the productivity of the most productive Canadian firms but raised it for …

This paper estimates the effects of trade liberalization on plant productivity. In contrast to previous studies, we … distinguish between productivity gains arising from lower tariffs on final goods relative to lower tariffs on intermediate inputs …. Lower output tariffs can produce productivity gains by inducing tougher import competition whereas cheaper imported inputs …

products when competition intensifies in their export destinations and that these dynamics lead to productivity gains at the …

We investigate theoretically and empirically the role of wholesalers in mediating the productivity effects of trade … liberalization. Intermediaries provide indirect access to foreign produced inputs. The productivity effects of input tariff cuts on … industry. Using firm level data from China, we document that wholesalers play no such role for direct importers. However, other …

China’s accession to the WTO, a rise in market concentration and a decline in labor share have been observed in the … manufacturing sectors in China. Using the Chinese manufacturing firm data between 2000 and 2007, we explore the effect of China …

China's rapid rise in the global economy following its 2001 World Trade Organization (WTO) entry has raised questions … benefits. We find that the China trade shock reduced the U.S. manufacturing price index by 7.6 percent between 2000 and 2006 … (PNTR) to China, effectively removing the threat of China facing very high tariffs on its exports to the United States. A …