Seminars
L1. Globalization: Past, Present, and Future
September 11, S101
Slides
Reading:
• A long run perspective on globalization
L2. Comparative Advantage and Gains from Trade Empirics.
September 25, S101
Slides
Problem Set [Solution]
Reading:
• Bernhofen and Brown, “A Direct Test of the Theory of Comparative Advantage: The Case of Japan,” JPE, 2004, 48-67.
• Bernhofen and Brown (2005), “An Empirical Assessment of the Comparative Advantage Gains from Trade: Evidence from Japan,” AER, 208-25.
• Frankel, J. and D. Romer, “Does Trade Cause Growth?,” AER, 1999, 379-99.
L3. Factor Proportion Empirics.
October 9, S101
Slides
Problem Set [Solution]
Reading:
• Bowen, Leamer and Sviekasuskas (1987), “Multicountry, multifactor tests of the factor abundance theory,” AER, 791-809.
• Trefler, D. "International factor price differences: Leontief was right!" JPE 1993
• Trefler, D. “The case of the missing trade and other HOV mysteries,” AER 1995
L4. New Trade Theory: Facts and Evidence.
October 16, S101
Slides
Problem Set [Solution]
Reading:
• Head and Ries (1999), “Rationalization effects of Tariffs reductions”, JIE.
• Head and Ries (2001), “Increasing Returns versus National Product Differentiation as an Explanation for the Pattern of US-Canada Trade”, AER
L5. Firms in International Trade (Empirics)
October 23, S101
Slides
Problem Set [Solution]
Reading:
• Pavcnik, Nina. "Trade liberalization, exit, and productivity improvements: Evidence from Chilean plants." The Review of Economic Studies 69.1 (2002): 245-276.
• Bernard, Andrew B., J. Bradford Jensen, and Peter K. Schott. "Trade costs, firms and productivity." Journal of monetary Economics 53.5 (2006): 917-
• Bernard, Andrew B., et al. "The empirics of firm heterogeneity and international trade." Annu. Rev. Econ. 4.1 (2012): 283-313.
L6. Economic Geography.
October 30, S101
Slides
Problem Set [Solution]
Reading:
• TBA
L7. Gravity Equations.
November 6, S101
Slides
Problem Set [Solution]
Reading:
• Anderson, James E., and Eric Van Wincoop. "Gravity with gravitas: a solution to the border puzzle." American economic review 93.1 (2003): 170-192.
• Head and Mayer (2013), Gravity Equations: Workhorse, Toolkit and Cookbook", in Handbook of International Economics.Publisher's Version
L8. Trade Policy.
November 13, S101
Slides
Problem Set [Solution]
Reading:
• Dave Donalson's slides on optimal trade policy.
Previous course materials
L1. Globalization: Past, Present, and Future
September 11, S101
Slides
Reading:
• A long run perspective on globalization
L2. Comparative Advantage and Gains from Trade Empirics.
September 25, S101
Slides
Problem Set [Solution]
Reading:
• Bernhofen and Brown, “A Direct Test of the Theory of Comparative Advantage: The Case of Japan,” JPE, 2004, 48-67.
• Bernhofen and Brown (2005), “An Empirical Assessment of the Comparative Advantage Gains from Trade: Evidence from Japan,” AER, 208-25.
• Frankel, J. and D. Romer, “Does Trade Cause Growth?,” AER, 1999, 379-99.
L3. Factor Proportion Empirics.
October 9, S101
Slides
Problem Set [Solution]
Reading:
• Bowen, Leamer and Sviekasuskas (1987), “Multicountry, multifactor tests of the factor abundance theory,” AER, 791-809.
• Trefler, D. "International factor price differences: Leontief was right!" JPE 1993
• Trefler, D. “The case of the missing trade and other HOV mysteries,” AER 1995
L4. New Trade Theory: Facts and Evidence.
October 16, S101
Slides
Problem Set [Solution]
Reading:
• Head and Ries (1999), “Rationalization effects of Tariffs reductions”, JIE.
• Head and Ries (2001), “Increasing Returns versus National Product Differentiation as an Explanation for the Pattern of US-Canada Trade”, AER
L5. Firms in International Trade (Empirics)
October 23, S101
Slides
Problem Set [Solution]
Reading:
• Pavcnik, Nina. "Trade liberalization, exit, and productivity improvements: Evidence from Chilean plants." The Review of Economic Studies 69.1 (2002): 245-276.
• Bernard, Andrew B., J. Bradford Jensen, and Peter K. Schott. "Trade costs, firms and productivity." Journal of monetary Economics 53.5 (2006): 917-
• Bernard, Andrew B., et al. "The empirics of firm heterogeneity and international trade." Annu. Rev. Econ. 4.1 (2012): 283-313.
L6. Economic Geography.
October 30, S101
Slides
Problem Set [Solution]
Reading:
• TBA
L7. Gravity Equations.
November 6, S101
Slides
Problem Set [Solution]
Reading:
• Anderson, James E., and Eric Van Wincoop. "Gravity with gravitas: a solution to the border puzzle." American economic review 93.1 (2003): 170-192.
• Head and Mayer (2013), Gravity Equations: Workhorse, Toolkit and Cookbook", in Handbook of International Economics.Publisher's Version
L8. Trade Policy.
November 13, S101
Slides
Problem Set [Solution]
Reading:
• Dave Donalson's slides on optimal trade policy.
Previous course materials
