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Working Papers

2024

1. Trade War and Peace: U.S.-China Trade and Tariff Risk from 2015–2050
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
2. Unbalanced Trade: Is Growing Dispersion from Financial or Trade Reforms?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

3. The Aggregate Effects of Global and Local Supply Chain Disruptions: 2020–2022
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
   See also Chapter The Aggregate Effects of Global and Local Supply Chain Disruptions: 2020–2022, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
4. Trade Integration, Industry Reallocation, and Welfare in Colombia
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

5. Perspectives on Trade and Structural Transformation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
6. Taking Stock of Trade Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from China’s Pre-WTO Accession
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
7. Trade Policy is Real News: Theory and Evidence
   International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (3)
8. Trade-Policy Dynamics: Evidence from 60 Years of U.S.-China Trade
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2021) View citations (5)

2020

9. Firm Dynamics and Trade
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Firm Dynamics and Trade, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2021) View citations (19) (2021)

2019

10. Entry, Trade, and Exporting over the Cycle
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Entry, Trade, and Exporting over the Cycle, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
11. Sovereign Default Risk and Migration
    2019 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)
12. Taking Stock of Trade Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from China’s Pre-WTO Accession
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
13. The Dynamics of the U.S. Trade Balance and Real Exchange Rate: The J Curve and Trade Costs?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    Also in 2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2015) View citations (8)
    2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2016) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The dynamics of the U.S. trade balance and real exchange rate: The J curve and trade costs?, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (6) (2021)
14. Trade Policy is Real News: A quantitative analysis of past, current, and future changes in U.S. trade barriers
    2019 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)

2018

15. Trade Adjustment Dynamics and the Welfare Gains from Trade
    2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (21)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (23)
    Working Papers, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (22)
    2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2015) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2014) View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article Trade adjustment dynamics and the welfare gains from trade, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (14) (2021)

2017

16. The Global Trade Slowdown: A Dynamic Approach
    2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
17. Trade Integration in Colombia: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Study with New Exporter Dynamics
    Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica View citations (5)
    Also in 2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2017) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Trade Integration in Colombia: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Study with New Exporter Dynamics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier (2020) View citations (7) (2020)

2014

18. Microeconomic Uncertainty, International Trade, and Aggregate Fluctuations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2014)
    See also Journal Article Microeconomic uncertainty, international trade, and aggregate fluctuations, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (10) (2015)

2013

19. Export Dynamics in Large Devaluations
    Working Papers, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research View citations (26)
    Also in 2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2010)
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2013) View citations (9)
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2013) View citations (9)
    2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2012) View citations (3)

2012

20. Do falling iceberg costs explain recent U.S. export growth?
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (12)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2010) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Do falling iceberg costs explain recent U.S. export growth?, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (18) (2014)
21. Trade Wedges, Inventories, and International Business Cycles
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2012) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Trade wedges, inventories, and international business cycles, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (37) (2013)
22. Trade, Inventories, and International Business Cycles
    2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (9)

2011

23. Establishment heterogeneity, exporter dynamics, and the effects of trade liberalization
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2007) View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article Establishment heterogeneity, exporter dynamics, and the effects of trade liberalization, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (82) (2014)
24. Export Dynamics and Business Cycles in Emerging Economies
    2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
25. Trade Volatility, Business Cycle Synchronization, and Inventory Dynamics
    2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
26. U.S. trade and inventory dynamics
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article US Trade and Inventory Dynamics, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (48) (2011)

2010

27. The Great Trade Collapse of 2008-09: An Inventory Adjustment?
    2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (98)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (138)
28. The great trade collapse of 2008-2009: an inventory adjustment?
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (87)

2009

29. Do Falling Iceberg Costs Account for US Export Growth?
    2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
30. The Role of Exporting and Trade for Entry over the Business Cycle
    2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)

2008

31. Inventories, Lumpy Trade, and Large Devaluations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2008) View citations (20)
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2008) View citations (8)
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2008) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Inventories, Lumpy Trade, and Large Devaluations, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (145) (2010)
32. Job Turnover and International Trade: A General Equilibrium Analysis
    2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2007

33. Changes in U.S. Exporter Participation and Trade Costs
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
34. Lumpy Trade and the Price of Imports in Large Devaluations
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
35. Pricing-to-market and the failure of absolute PPP
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Pricing-to-Market and the Failure of Absolute PPP, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (84) (2011)
36. Trade and the (Dis)Incentive to Reform Labor Markets: The Case of Reform in the European Union
    Cahiers de recherche, CIRPEE View citations (3)
    Also in 2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2004) View citations (4)
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society (2004) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2004) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Trade and the (dis)incentive to reform labor markets: The case of reform in the European Union, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (27) (2008)
37. Welfare Gains to Trade Reform under Firm Heterogeneity
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2006

38. Firm Heterogeneity, Export Participation, and Trade Reform
    2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)

2005

39. Consumer search, price dispersion, and international relative price volatility
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (7)
40. Do sunk costs of exporting matter for net export dynamics?
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Do Sunk Costs of Exporting Matter for Net Export Dynamics?, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2007) View citations (225) (2007)
41. Violating Purchasing Power Parity
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2004) View citations (5)

2004

42. Export Decisions and International Business Cycles
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (3)
    Also in Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society (2004) View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Firm Dynamics and Trade
   Annual Review of Economics, 2021, 13, (1), 253-280 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper Firm Dynamics and Trade, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (4) (2020)
2. The dynamics of the U.S. trade balance and real exchange rate: The J curve and trade costs?
   Journal of International Economics, 2021, 132, (C) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper The Dynamics of the U.S. Trade Balance and Real Exchange Rate: The J Curve and Trade Costs?, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (18) (2019)
3. Trade adjustment dynamics and the welfare gains from trade
   Journal of International Economics, 2021, 131, (C) View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Trade Adjustment Dynamics and the Welfare Gains from Trade, 2018 Meeting Papers (2018) View citations (21) (2018)

2020

4. Migration and sovereign default risk
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2020, 113, (C), 1-22 View citations (15)
5. Trade Integration in Colombia: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Study with New Exporter Dynamics
   Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2020, 115, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Trade Integration in Colombia: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Study with New Exporter Dynamics, Research Department working papers (2017) View citations (5) (2017)

2019

6. Entry, Trade, and Exporting over the Cycle
   Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2019, 51, (S1), 83-126 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Entry, Trade, and Exporting over the Cycle, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2017

7. Trade Integration and the Trade Balance in China
   IMF Economic Review, 2017, 65, (3), 633-674 View citations (11)

2015

8. Microeconomic uncertainty, international trade, and aggregate fluctuations
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2015, 69, (C), 20-38 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Microeconomic Uncertainty, International Trade, and Aggregate Fluctuations, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2014

9. Do falling iceberg costs explain recent U.S. export growth?
   Journal of International Economics, 2014, 94, (2), 311-325 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper Do falling iceberg costs explain recent U.S. export growth?, Working Papers (2012) View citations (12) (2012)
10. Establishment heterogeneity, exporter dynamics, and the effects of trade liberalization
    Journal of International Economics, 2014, 94, (2), 207-223 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper Establishment heterogeneity, exporter dynamics, and the effects of trade liberalization, Working Papers (2011) View citations (6) (2011)

2013

11. The great trade collapse (and recovery)
    Business Review, 2013, (Q1), 1-10 View citations (1)
12. Trade wedges, inventories, and international business cycles
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2013, 60, (1), 1-20 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Trade Wedges, Inventories, and International Business Cycles, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (7) (2012)

2011

13. Pricing-to-Market and the Failure of Absolute PPP
    American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2011, 3, (1), 91-127 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper Pricing-to-market and the failure of absolute PPP, Working Papers (2007) View citations (8) (2007)
14. US Trade and Inventory Dynamics
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 303-07 View citations (48)
    See also Working Paper U.S. trade and inventory dynamics, Working Papers (2011) View citations (12) (2011)

2010

15. Inventories, Lumpy Trade, and Large Devaluations
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (5), 2304-39 View citations (145)
    See also Working Paper Inventories, Lumpy Trade, and Large Devaluations, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (23) (2008)
16. The Great Trade Collapse of 2008–09: An Inventory Adjustment&quest
    IMF Economic Review, 2010, 58, (2), 254-294 View citations (8)
17. Understanding exports from the plant up
    Business Review, 2010, (Q4), 1-11

2009

18. CONSUMER SEARCH, PRICE DISPERSION, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIVE PRICE FLUCTUATIONS
    International Economic Review, 2009, 50, (3), 803-829 View citations (59)
19. The exchange rate: what's in it for prices?
    Business Review, 2009, (Q3), 1-9

2008

20. Trade and the (dis)incentive to reform labor markets: The case of reform in the European Union
    Journal of International Economics, 2008, 75, (1), 151-166 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Trade and the (Dis)Incentive to Reform Labor Markets: The Case of Reform in the European Union, Cahiers de recherche (2007) View citations (3) (2007)
21. Why are goods so cheap in some countries?
    Business Review, 2008, (Q2), 1-12

2007

22. Do Sunk Costs of Exporting Matter for Net Export Dynamics?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (1), 289-336 View citations (225)
    See also Working Paper Do sunk costs of exporting matter for net export dynamics?, Working Papers (2005) View citations (10) (2005)
23. Trade deficits aren’t as bad as you think
    Business Review, 2007, (Q1), 1-10 View citations (1)

2005

24. Endogenous financial intermediation and real effects of capital account liberalization
    Journal of International Economics, 2005, 67, (1), 97-128 View citations (16)

2004

25. INTERNATIONAL DEVIATIONS FROM THE LAW OF ONE PRICE: THE ROLE OF SEARCH FRICTIONS AND MARKET SHARE
    International Economic Review, 2004, 45, (4), 1263-1291 View citations (54)

Chapters

2022

1. The Aggregate Effects of Global and Local Supply Chain Disruptions: 2020–2022
   A chapter in NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2022, 2022 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The Aggregate Effects of Global and Local Supply Chain Disruptions: 2020–2022, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) View citations (9) (2023)