Original paper
Trade, Quality Upgrading, and Input Linkages: Theory and Evidence from Colombia
Abstract
A quantitative model brings together theories linking international trade to quality, technology, and demand for skills. Standard effects of trade on importers and exporters are magnified through domestic input linkages. We estimate the model with data from Colombian manufacturing firms before the 1991 trade liberalization. A counterfactual trade liberalization is broadly consistent with post-liberalization data. It increases skill intensity...
Paper Details
Title
Trade, Quality Upgrading, and Input Linkages: Theory and Evidence from Colombia
Published Date
Jan 1, 2018
Journal
Volume
108
Issue
1
Pages
109 - 146