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ECIN Replication Package for "Reducing the Replication Time for Structural Estimations: a Successful Replication of “An Anatomy of International Trade” using GPU Computing" 0

Project Citation: 

Zhong, Jiatong. ECIN Replication Package for “Reducing the Replication Time for Structural Estimations: a Successful Replication of ‘An Anatomy of International Trade’ using GPU Computing.” Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-08-05. https://doi.org/10.3886/E208329V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This is a replication package accompanying the article ”Reducing the Replication Time for Structural Estimations: a Successful Replication of “An Anatomy of International Trade” using GPU Computing". 
Eaton, Kortum, and Kramarz 2011 (EKK) discovered empirical patterns from French manufacturing firms that a baseline firm heterogeneity model could not explain. The authors proposed and estimated a model that closely matches the patterns observed in French data. This paper successfully replicates their findings using author-provided data, re-implementing their algorithms in Python and leveraging GPU computing to significantly boost computational speed. Applying the model to Chinese manufacturing data, despite differences in context, showed that the model explains most observed patterns well. 

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Replication; Economic Methodology; International Trade
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      B41 Economic Methodology
      F12 Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation
      F14 Empirical Studies of Trade
Manuscript Number:  View help for Manuscript Number ECIN-Oct-2023-0465.R2


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