# New Trade Models, New Welfare Implications

## Author(s): Melitz, Marc J.; Redding, Stephen J.

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dc.contributor.authorMelitz, Marc J.-
dc.contributor.authorRedding, Stephen J.-
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-23T22:17:05Z-
dc.date.available2020-01-23T22:17:05Z-
dc.date.issued2015-03en_US
dc.identifier.citationMelitz, Marc J., Redding, Stephen J. (2015). New Trade Models, New Welfare Implications. American Economic Review, 105 (3), 1105 - 1146. doi:10.1257/aer.20130351en_US
dc.identifier.issn0002-8282-
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr14v0k-
dc.description.abstractWe show that endogenous firm selection provides a new welfare margin for heterogeneous firm models of trade (relative to homogeneous firm models). Under some parameter restrictions, the trade elasticity is constant and is a sufficient statistic for welfare, along with the domestic trade share. However, even small deviations from these restrictions imply that trade elasticities are variable and differ across markets and levels of trade costs. In this more general setting, the domestic trade share and endogenous trade elasticity are no longer sufficient statistics for welfare. Additional empirically observable moments of the micro structure also matter for welfare.en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Economic Reviewen_US
dc.rightsFinal published version. This is an open access article.en_US
dc.titleNew Trade Models, New Welfare Implicationsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1257/aer.20130351-
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