Expansion of trade at the extensive margin: A general gains-from-trade result and illustrative examples

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 262-270

  Markusen, James R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Gains from trade; Offshoring; Trade in tasks

Indexed keywords

FRAGMENTATION; FREE TRADE; SPECIALIZATION; TRADE FLOW; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

EID: 84870377685     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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