Details about Samuel Kortum

Homepage:	http://kortum.elisites.yale.edu
Phone:	(203) 432-6217
Postal address:	Department of Economics Yale University Box 208264 New Haven, CT 06520-8264
Workplace:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Economics Department, Yale University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Optimal Unilateral Carbon Policy
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University
   Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2021) View citations (14)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2021) View citations (14)
2. Technology and the Global Economy
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024)
   See also Journal Article Technology and the Global Economy, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2024) (2024)

2022

3. Firm-to-Firm Trade: Imports, Exports, and the Labor Market
   Working Papers, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics View citations (10)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022) View citations (8)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (8)
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2016) View citations (6)
4. Trade, Leakage, and the Design of a Carbon Tax
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022) View citations (7)
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2022) View citations (7)
   See also Chapter Trade, Leakage, and the Design of a Carbon Tax, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (7) (2022)
   Journal Article Trade, Leakage, and the Design of a Carbon Tax, Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2019

5. Firm-to-Firm Trade: Exports, Imports, and the Labor Market
   2019 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (3)

2016

6. Border Adjustments for Carbon Emissions: Basic Concepts and Design
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (5)
7. Obstfeld and Rogoff's International Macro Puzzles: A Quantitative Assessment
   2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (41)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article Obstfeld and Rogoff׳s international macro puzzles: a quantitative assessment, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier (2016) View citations (51) (2016)

2015

8. New Terrain in International Trade
   Annual Meeting Plenary, Society for Economic Dynamics

2013

9. Trade and the Global Recession
   Working Papers, University of Sydney, School of Economics View citations (13)
   Also in 2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2010) View citations (84)
   DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade (2010) View citations (59)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (184)
   Working Paper Research, National Bank of Belgium (2010) View citations (113)
   See also Journal Article Trade and the Global Recession, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2016) View citations (195) (2016)

2012

10. International Trade: Linking Micro and Macro
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (205)

2011

11. Staggered Adjustment and Trade Dynamics
    2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (25)

2009

12. An Anatomy of International Trade: Evidence from French Firms
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (13)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (2008) View citations (143)
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2005) View citations (54)
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2004) View citations (53)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (164)
    See also Journal Article An Anatomy of International Trade: Evidence From French Firms, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2011) View citations (830) (2011)

2008

13. Exploring Innovation with Firm Level Data
    Economics Program Working Papers, The Conference Board, Economics Program View citations (5)
14. Global Rebalancing with Gravity: Measuring the Burden of Adjustment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (367)
    See also Journal Article Global Rebalancing with Gravity: Measuring the Burden of Adjustment, IMF Staff Papers, Palgrave Macmillan (2008) View citations (342) (2008)

2007

15. Unbalanced Trade
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (68)
    Also in 2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2007) View citations (41)
    See also Journal Article Unbalanced Trade, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2007) View citations (182) (2007)

2006

16. Innovation, Diffusion, and Trade
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)

2004

17. Dissecting Trade: Firms, Industries, and Export Destinations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (505)
    Also in Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2004) View citations (434)
    See also Journal Article Dissecting Trade: Firms, Industries, and Export Destinations, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2004) View citations (505) (2004)
18. Innovating Firms: Evidence and Theory
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (2)
19. Innovation, Trade, and Growth
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade
20. Moore's Law and the Semiconductor Industry: A Vintage Model
    Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Moore's Law and the Semiconductor Industry: A Vintage Model, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2005) View citations (21) (2005)
21. Trade in Capital Goods
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2000) View citations (8)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (410)
    See also Journal Article Trade in capital goods, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2001) View citations (394) (2001)

2002

22. Are All Patent Examiners Equal? The Impact of Examiner Characteristics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (77)
23. Innovating Firms and Aggregate Innovation
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (26)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (26)
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2002) View citations (28)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (43)
    See also Journal Article Innovating Firms and Aggregate Innovation, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2004) View citations (672) (2004)

2001

24. Technology, Trade, and Growth: A Unified Fremework
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (70)
    See also Journal Article Technology, trade, and growth: A unified framework, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2001) View citations (130) (2001)

2000

25. Plants and Productivity in International Trade
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (45)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2000) View citations (114)
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (2000) View citations (59)
    See also Journal Article Plants and Productivity in International Trade, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2003) View citations (1986) (2003)

1998

26. Does Venture Capital Spur Innovation?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (66)
27. European Technology Policy
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (17)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article European technology policy, Economic Policy, CEPR, CESifo, Sciences Po (1998) View citations (30) (1998)
28. Technological Specialization in International Patenting
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (10)

1997

29. Stronger Protection or Technological Revolution: What is Behind the Recent Surge in Patenting?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article Stronger protection or technological revolution: what is behind the recent surge in patenting?, Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Elsevier (1998) View citations (150) (1998)
30. Technology and Bilateral Trade
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (47)
    Also in Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1997) View citations (46)

1996

31. A Rising Tide Raises All Ships: Trade and Diffusion as Conduits of Growth
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (1)
    See also Chapter A Rising Tide Raises All Ships: Trade and Diffusion as Conduits of Growth, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2003) View citations (1) (2003)
32. Environmental Change and Hedonic Cost Functions for Automobiles
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)

1995

33. Engines of Growth: Domestic and Foreign Sources of Innovation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    Also in Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1995) View citations (13)
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1995) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Engines of growth: Domestic and foreign sources of innovation, Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier (1997) View citations (51) (1997)
34. Patenting and Productivity in the OECD
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (1)
35. Research and productivity growth: theory and evidence from patent data
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (7)
36. Trade in Ideas: Patenting and Productivity in the OECD
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in Working Papers, Boston University - Department of Economics (1995) View citations (8)
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1995) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Trade in ideas Patenting and productivity in the OECD, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (1996) View citations (426) (1996)

1994

37. A Model of Research, Patenting, and Productivity Growth
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (8)
38. A Model of Research, Patenting, and Technological Change
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
39. International Patenting and Technology Diffusion
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    Also in Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1994) View citations (34)
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1994) View citations (19)

1991

40. R & D Patents and the Progress of Technology in a Search Model
    Working Papers, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Fencing off silicon valley: Cross-border venture capital and technology spillovers
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2024, 141, (C), 40-41
2. Technology and the Global Economy
   Annual Review of Economics, 2024, 16, (1), 79-104
   See also Working Paper Technology and the Global Economy, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)

2023

3. Trade, Leakage, and the Design of a Carbon Tax
   Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, 2023, 4, (1), 43 - 90 View citations (2)
   See also Chapter Trade, Leakage, and the Design of a Carbon Tax, NBER Chapters, 2022, 43-90 (2022) View citations (7) (2022)
   Working Paper Trade, Leakage, and the Design of a Carbon Tax, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (7) (2022)

2017

4. The Design of Border Adjustments for Carbon Prices
   National Tax Journal, 2017, 70, (2), 421-446 View citations (26)

2016

5. Obstfeld and Rogoff׳s international macro puzzles: a quantitative assessment
   Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2016, 72, (C), 5-23 View citations (51)
   See also Working Paper Obstfeld and Rogoff's International Macro Puzzles: A Quantitative Assessment, 2016 Meeting Papers (2016) View citations (41) (2016)
6. Trade and the Global Recession
   American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (11), 3401-38 View citations (195)
   See also Working Paper Trade and the Global Recession, Working Papers (2013) View citations (13) (2013)

2015

7. Comment
   NBER Macroeconomics Annual, 2015, 29, (1), 52 - 59

2013

8. On Deficits and Unemployment
   Revue économique, 2013, 64, (3), 405-420 View citations (2)

2012

9. Putting Ricardo to Work
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2012, 26, (2), 65-90 View citations (59)

2011

10. An Anatomy of International Trade: Evidence From French Firms
    Econometrica, 2011, 79, (5), 1453-1498 View citations (830)
    See also Working Paper An Anatomy of International Trade: Evidence from French Firms, CEPR Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (13) (2009)
11. Comment on "Analytical General Equilibrium Effects of Energy Policy on Output and Factor Prices"
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2011, 10, (2), 6 View citations (3)

2010

12. Trade and Carbon Taxes
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 465-69 View citations (117)

2008

13. Global Rebalancing with Gravity: Measuring the Burden of Adjustment
    IMF Staff Papers, 2008, 55, (3), 511-540 View citations (342)
    See also Working Paper Global Rebalancing with Gravity: Measuring the Burden of Adjustment, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (367) (2008)

2007

14. Unbalanced Trade
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (2), 351-355 View citations (182)
    See also Working Paper Unbalanced Trade, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (68) (2007)

2005

15. Moore's Law and the Semiconductor Industry: A Vintage Model
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2005, 107, (4), 603-630 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Moore's Law and the Semiconductor Industry: A Vintage Model, Industrial Organization (2004) View citations (2) (2004)

2004

16. An R&D Roundtable
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2004, 13, (4), 349-363
17. Comment on: "Importing technology"
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2004, 51, (1), 33-38
18. Dissecting Trade: Firms, Industries, and Export Destinations
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 150-154 View citations (505)
    See also Working Paper Dissecting Trade: Firms, Industries, and Export Destinations, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (505) (2004)
19. Innovating Firms and Aggregate Innovation
    Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (5), 986-1018 View citations (672)
    See also Working Paper Innovating Firms and Aggregate Innovation, Memorandum (2002) View citations (26) (2002)

2003

20. Networks and Markets,: by James E. Rauch and Alessandra Casella, Editors, Russell Sage Foundation, 2001
    Journal of International Economics, 2003, 61, (1), 249-252 View citations (1)
21. Plants and Productivity in International Trade
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (4), 1268-1290 View citations (1986)
    See also Working Paper Plants and Productivity in International Trade, NBER Working Papers (2000) View citations (45) (2000)

2002

22. Technology, Geography, and Trade
    Econometrica, 2002, 70, (5), 1741-1779 View citations (2048)

2001

23. Technology, trade, and growth: A unified framework
    European Economic Review, 2001, 45, (4-6), 742-755 View citations (130)
    See also Working Paper Technology, Trade, and Growth: A Unified Fremework, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2001) View citations (70) (2001)
24. Trade in capital goods
    European Economic Review, 2001, 45, (7), 1195-1235 View citations (394)
    See also Working Paper Trade in Capital Goods, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2004) (2004)

2000

25. Assessing the Contribution of Venture Capital to Innovation
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2000, 31, (4), 674-692 View citations (739)

1999

26. International Technology Diffusion: Theory and Measurement
    International Economic Review, 1999, 40, (3), 537-70 View citations (490)
27. What is behind the recent surge in patenting?1
    Research Policy, 1999, 28, (1), 1-22 View citations (210)

1998

28. European technology policy
    Economic Policy, 1998, 13, (27), 404-438 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper European Technology Policy, Boston University - Institute for Economic Development (1998) View citations (17) (1998)
29. Stronger protection or technological revolution: what is behind the recent surge in patenting?
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1998, 48, (1), 247-304 View citations (150)
    See also Working Paper Stronger Protection or Technological Revolution: What is Behind the Recent Surge in Patenting?, NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (34) (1997)

1997

30. 1974: A comment
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1997, 46, (1), 97-105 View citations (3)
31. Assigning Patents to Industries: Tests of the Yale Technology Concordance
    Economic Systems Research, 1997, 9, (2), 161-176 View citations (57)
32. Engines of growth: Domestic and foreign sources of innovation
    Japan and the World Economy, 1997, 9, (2), 235-259 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper Engines of Growth: Domestic and Foreign Sources of Innovation, NBER Working Papers (1995) View citations (12) (1995)
33. Research, Patenting, and Technological Change
    Econometrica, 1997, 65, (6), 1389-1420 View citations (481)

1996

34. Measuring Technology Diffusion and the International Sources of Growth
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1996, 22, (4), 401-410 View citations (22)
35. Trade in ideas Patenting and productivity in the OECD
    Journal of International Economics, 1996, 40, (3-4), 251-278 View citations (426)
    See also Working Paper Trade in Ideas: Patenting and Productivity in the OECD, NBER Working Papers (1995) View citations (16) (1995)

1993

36. Equilibrium R&D and the Patent-R&D Ratio: U.S. Evidence
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 450-57 View citations (89)

Chapters

2022

1. Trade, Leakage, and the Design of a Carbon Tax
   A chapter in Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 4, 2022, pp 43-90 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Trade, Leakage, and the Design of a Carbon Tax, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (7) (2022)
   Journal Article Trade, Leakage, and the Design of a Carbon Tax, University of Chicago Press (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2014

2. Comment on "Productivity and Potential Output Before, During, and After the Great Recession"
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2014, Volume 29, 2014, pp 52-59

2011

3. Comment on "Diversity and Technological Progress"
   A chapter in The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited, 2011, pp 357-360

2007

4. Chapter 3 Patents and Information Diffusion
   A chapter in Intellectual Property, Growth and Trade, 2007, pp 87-121

2003

5. A Rising Tide Raises All Ships: Trade and Diffusion as Conduits of Growth
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper A Rising Tide Raises All Ships: Trade and Diffusion as Conduits of Growth, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1996) View citations (1) (1996)

Editor

1. Journal of Political Economy
   University of Chicago Press