Special Economic Zones (SEZ) have played an important role in Panama's successful growth story over the previous decade. SEZ have attracted…
No Time for Trade Fundamentalism. Dani Rodrik, October 14, 2016, Opinion, "“One of the crucial challenges” of our era “is to maintain an…
This paper develops a model of intermediated exchange with budget-constrained traders who are embedded in a trading network. An…
Surveillance: Harvard’s Porter Says Economy Peaked 20 Years Ago. Michael Porter, September 20, 2016, Audio, "Council of Foreign Relations’…
We study the impact of international long-distance flights on the global spatial allocation of economic activity. To identify causal…
Globalization, Inequality and Welfare. Pol Antras, September 19, 2016, Paper, "This paper studies the welfare implications of trade opening…
Many of the world’s emerging economies aren’t growing as quickly as they were.
The False Economic Promise of Global Governance. Dani Rodrik, August 11, 2016, Opinion, "Global governance is the mantra of our era’s elite…
Made in the World - Global Production: Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure. Pol Antras, 2016, Book Chapter, "Global Production is the…
Why Voters Don’t Buy It When Economists Say Global Trade Is Good. N. Gregory Mankiw, July 29, 2016, Opinion, "One defining characteristic…