Replication data for: The Network Structure of International Trade

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Thomas Chaney

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Chaney, Thomas. Replication data for: The Network Structure of International Trade. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2014. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112707V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Motivated by empirical evidence I uncover on the dynamics of French firms exports, I offer a novel theory of trade frictions. Firms only export into markets where they have a contact. They directly search for new trading partners, but also use their existing network of contacts to remotely search for new partners. I characterize the dynamic formation of an international network of exporters in this model. I structurally estimate this model on French data and confirm its predictions regarding the distribution of the number of foreign markets accessed by exporters and the geographic distribution of exports.

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JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      D85 Network Formation and Analysis: Theory
      F11 Neoclassical Models of Trade
      F14 Empirical Studies of Trade
      L24 Contracting Out; Joint Ventures; Technology Licensing


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