Plants and Productivity in International Trade

Andrew Bernard, Jonathan Eaton, J. Jensen () and Samuel Kortum

American Economic Review, 2003, vol. 93, issue 4, 1268-1290

Abstract: We reconcile trade theory with plant-level export behavior, extending the Ricardian model to accommodate many countries, geographic barriers, and imperfect competition. Our model captures qualitatively basic facts about U.S. plants: (i) productivity dispersion, (ii) higher productivity among exporters, (iii) the small fraction who export, (iv) the small fraction earned from exports among exporting plants, and (v) the size advantage of exporters. Fitting the model to bilateral trade among the United States and 46 major trade partners, we examine the impact of globalization and dollar appreciation on productivity, plant entry and exit, and labor turnover in U.S. manufacturing. (JEL F11, F17, O33)

Date: 2003
Note: DOI: 10.1257/000282803769206296
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