Trade, Productivity and (Mis)allocation /

We examine the gains from globalization in the presence of firm heterogeneity and potential resource misallocation. We show theoretically that without distortions, bilateral and export liberalizations increase aggregate welfare and productivity, while import liberalization has ambiguous effects. Res...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berthou, Antoine
Other Authors: Chung, John Jong-Hyun, Manova, Kalina, Sandoz, Charlotte
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/163
Online Access:Full text available on IMF