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Working Papers

2018

1. Fragmentation and Gains from Trade
   Discussion paper series, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University

2017

2. An Economic Model of Patent Exhaustion
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article An economic model of patent exhaustion, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
3. Patent Exhaustion Regime and International Production Sharing: Winner and Losers?
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2016

4. Imported-input Trade Liberalization and Firms' Export Performance in China: Theory and Evidence
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2015

5. Credit Constraints, Quality, and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
   HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies View citations (76)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (2)
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2012) View citations (22)
   See also Journal Article Credit constraints, quality, and export prices: Theory and evidence from China, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (58) (2015)
6. Renminbi Internationalization: The Prospects of China’s Yuan as the Next Global Currency
   HKUST IEMS Thought Leadership Brief Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies

2014

7. Invoicing Currency in International Trade: An Empirical Investigation and Some Implications for the Renminbi
   Working Papers, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Invoicing Currency in International Trade: An Empirical Investigation and Some Implications for the Renminbi, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2013

8. Cumulative Innovation, Growth and Welfare-Improving Patent Policy
   2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (3)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (4)
9. Global Gains from Reduction of Trade Costs
   2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Global gains from reduction in trade costs, Economic Theory, Springer (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2012

10. Global Gains from Trade Liberalization
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2011

11. A Model of Trade with Ricardian Comparative Advantage and Intra-sectoral Firm Heterogeneity
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (11)
12. A Theory of Government Procrastination
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
13. Would Global Patent Protection be too Weak without International Coordination?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University (2008)
    See also Journal Article Would global patent protection be too weak without international coordination?, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (9) (2013)

2008

14. Globalization of production and the technology transfer paradox
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
15. The most-favored nation rule in club enlargement negotiation
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

2006

16. Parallel Imports and Price Controls
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Parallel imports and price controls, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2008) View citations (81) (2008)

2004

17. International Protection of Intellectual Property
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (272)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (45)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (36)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2002) View citations (33)
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Public and International Affairs (2001) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article International Protection of Intellectual Property, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2004) View citations (277) (2004)
18. The Economics of Intellectual Property Protection in the Global Economy
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine

2000

19. Accession Rules and Trade Agreements: The Case of the WTO
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2020

1. An economic model of patent exhaustion
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2020, 29, (4), 816-833 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper An Economic Model of Patent Exhaustion, CESifo Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
2. Global gains from reduction in trade costs
   Economic Theory, 2020, 70, (1), 313-345 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Global Gains from Reduction of Trade Costs, 2013 Meeting Papers (2013) View citations (7) (2013)

2019

3. The US–China trade war, the American public opinions and its effects on China
   Economic and Political Studies, 2019, 7, (2), 169-184 View citations (1)
4. Trade liberalization and Firms’ export performance in China: Theory and evidence
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2019, 47, (3), 640-668 View citations (9)

2015

5. Credit constraints, quality, and export prices: Theory and evidence from China
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2015, 43, (2), 390-416 View citations (58)
   See also Working Paper Credit Constraints, Quality, and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China, HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (76) (2015)
6. Invoicing Currency in International Trade: An Empirical Investigation and Some Implications for the Renminbi
   The World Economy, 2015, 38, (1), 193-229 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Invoicing Currency in International Trade: An Empirical Investigation and Some Implications for the Renminbi, Working Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)

2013

7. Would global patent protection be too weak without international coordination?
   Journal of International Economics, 2013, 89, (1), 42-54 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Would Global Patent Protection be too Weak without International Coordination?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (1) (2011)

2009

8. Conference on globalization, political economy and trade policy
   Annual Report, Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute, 2009, 18-23
9. Outsourcing of innovation
   Economic Theory, 2009, 38, (3), 485-515 View citations (45)

2008

10. Intellectual property protection in a globalizing era
    Economic Letter, 2008, 3, (mar) View citations (1)
11. International Public Goods and Transfer of Technology Under a Globalized Intellectual Property Regime edited by Keith E. Maskus and Jerome H. Reichman Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005
    World Trade Review, 2008, 7, (3), 576-579
12. Parallel imports and price controls
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2008, 39, (2), 378-402 View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper Parallel Imports and Price Controls, CEPR Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (8) (2006)
13. The international product cycle and globalization of production
    Staff Papers, 2008, (May) View citations (2)

2006

14. International Protection of Intellectual Property: Corrigendum
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (1), 456-456 View citations (6)

2004

15. International Protection of Intellectual Property
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (5), 1635-1653 View citations (277)
    See also Working Paper International Protection of Intellectual Property, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2004) View citations (272) (2004)
16. Protection of trade for innovation: the roles of Northern and Southern Tariffs
    Japan and the World Economy, 2004, 16, (4), 449-470 View citations (13)

2003

17. Intellectual property rights protection and endogenous economic growth
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2003, 27, (5), 853-873 View citations (122)
18. The North's intellectual property rights standard for the South?
    Journal of International Economics, 2003, 59, (1), 183-209 View citations (66)

2002

19. Strategic Policy Towards Multinationals for Oligopolistic Industries
    Review of International Economics, 2002, 10, (1), 200-214 View citations (1)

2001

20. Competition for foreign direct investment in the product cycle
    Japan and the World Economy, 2001, 13, (1), 61-81 View citations (4)

1999

21. Adjustment costs and gradual trade liberalization
    Journal of International Economics, 1999, 49, (2), 333-361 View citations (61)

1998

22. International intellectual property rights protection and the rate of product innovation
    Journal of Development Economics, 1998, 55, (1), 133-153 View citations (272)
23. Schumpeterian Growth with Gradual Product Obsolescence
    Journal of Economic Growth, 1998, 3, (1), 81-103 View citations (8)

1996

24. Patent Length and the Rate of Innovation
    International Economic Review, 1996, 37, (4), 785-801 View citations (77)

1995

25. Learning by Doing, Technology Choice, and Export Promotion
    Review of International Economics, 1995, 3, (2), 186-98
26. The product cycle and the world distribution of income A reformulation
    Journal of International Economics, 1995, 39, (3-4), 369-382 View citations (20)

Chapters

2009

1. Comment on "East Asia and Global Imbalances: Saving, Investment, and Financial Development"
   A chapter in Financial Sector Development in the Pacific Rim, 2009, pp 150-155