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During South Korea’s growth miracle decades, firm concentration rose sharply. The largest firms powered the rise in concentration and contributed to the growth miracle.

Bilateral trade agreements create opportunities beyond signatories. The US-Vietnam trade agreement led to large, persistent increases in formal manufacturing employment in Vietnam through the entry and expansion of multinationals from East Asia.

Workers at exporting firms experience more rapid skill and productivity growth, especially when firms export to high-income destinations, thereby amplifying the overall gains from trade.

Although US tariffs on Chinese exports were intended to support domestic industries, evidence suggests that the tariff burden may have fallen largely on US consumers, as opposed to Chinese exporters. Chinese exporters also experienced a decline in de...

Industrial policy prioritises growth in specific sectors. Yet there is little agreement about how to target sectors in practice, especially in developing countries, and many argue that governments cannot pick winners. So, how have governments’ export...

Patents from recognised hubs confer benefits to foreign patent holders beyond market protection, such as valuable global signals of quality and credibility

Port infrastructure improvements may have higher economic returns than road improvements but have different regional implications

Trade-induced competition on final goods drove firms in the Peruvian apparel industry to upgrade the quality of their products and export more

Cities with export slowdowns had larger increases in crime rates, driven by weakened labour markets