Staff Research Papers

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2018

Exporting and Gender Earnings Differentials in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2018-11-A
David Riker, Office of Economics, Research Division
Tamara Gurevich, Office of Economics, Research Division
November 2018
Can Macroeconomic Factors Predict Antidumping Filings in the United States? [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2018-10-A
Saad Ahmad, Office of Economics
Lauren Gamache, Office of Economics
Craig Thomsen, Office of Economics
October 2018
Modeling the Financial Impact of Tariffs in Concentrated Product Markets [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2018-10-B
David Riker, Research Division, Office of Economics
October 2018
The Impact of Tariff Preference Levels on U.S. Textile and Apparel Trade, [HTML]
Publication No. ID-18-053
Mahnaz Khan, Office of Industries, CT Division
September 2018
Textiles and Apparel: Made In USA . . . Again?, [HTML]
Publication No. ID-18-055
Kimberlie Freund, Mary Roop, Heidi Colby-Oizumi, Office of Industries
September 2018
Services in the NAFTA, [HTML]
Publication No. ID-18-056
Jennifer Baumert Powell, Office of Industries
September 2018
Framework for Analyzing the Competitiveness of Advanced Technology Manufacturing Firms, [HTML]
Publication No. ID-18-057
Andrew David, Mitchell Semanik, Mihir Torsekar, Office of Industries
September 2018
Taking Melitz Seriously: A Simple Approach for Identifying Structural Parameters of Trade Models with Firm Heterogeneity [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2018-08-D
Saad Ahmad, Office of Economics
Zeynep Akgul, Office of Economics and Purdue University
August 2018
International Insurance Services [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. ID-18-054
Tamar Khachaturian, Office of Industries, Services Division
David Riker, Office of Economics, Research Division
August 2018
Vertically Integrated Armington [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2018-08-E
Ross Hallren, Office of Economics, Research Division
David Riker, Office of Economics, Research Division
August 2018
Competitive Conditions Affecting U.S. Exports of Medical Technology to Key Emerging Markets [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2018-08-A
Peter Herman, Office of Economics
Jeff Horowitz, Office of Industries
Mihir Torsekar, Office of Industries
August 2018
Multinational Production and Employment in an Industry-Specific Model of Trade [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2018-08-C
David Riker, Research Division, Office of Economics
August 2018
Gender and Income Inequality in United States Tariff Burden [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2018-08-B
Arthur Gailes, Haas Institute, UC Berkeley
Tamara Gurevich, Research Division, Office of Economics, USITC
Serge Shikher, Research Division, Office of Economics, USITC
Marinos Tsigas, Research Division, Office of Economics, USITC
August 2018
Using Firm-Level Data to Compare Productivities across Countries and Sectors: Possibilities and Challenges [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2018-07-A
Saad Ahmad, Office of Economics
Sarah Oliver, Office of Industries
Caroline Peters, Office of Economics
July 2018
Exporting Ecolabels: Is Demand for Certified Sustainable Products Affecting International Trade?
Publication No. ID-18-052
Renee Berry and Marin Weaver, Office of Industries
July 2018
Trade Restrictions and Modes of Supply in Services Trade
Publication No. ID-18-051
Tamar Khachaturian, Office Industries
July 2018
U.S. Corn Exports to Mexico and the North American Free Trade Agreement [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. ID-18-050
Lesley Ahmed, Office of Industries
June 2018
Neural Network Analysis of International Trade [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. ID-049
Isaac Wohl & Jim Kennedy, Office of Industries
May 2018
A Second Comparison of Partial Equilibrium Models of TRQs with Sensitivity Analysis [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2018-02-B
Ross Hallren and David Riker, USITC, Office of Economics, Research Division
February 2018
The Dynamic Gravity Dataset: 1948--2016 [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2018-02-A
Tamara Gurevich and Peter Herman, USITC, Office of Economics, Research Division
February 2018
Modeling Changes in Preferential Rules of Origin [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2018-01-A
David Riker, Office of Economics, USITC
January 2018

2017

An Overview on the Construction of North American Regional Supply-Use and Input-Output Tables and their Applications in Policy Analysis [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-12-A
Ross J. Hallren, Lin Jones, Gabriel Madeiros, Richard Nugent, Anthony Peluso, Heather Wickramarachi, and Jeffrey Young
December 2017
Do Non-Tariff Measures Make Domestic Firms More Profitable? Evidence from the Commercial Banking Sector
Publication No. ID-047
Sarah Oliver, Office of Industries, USITC
December 2017
The Gravity Of SPS Risk [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-11-A
Lesley Ahmed, Peter Herman, Caroline Peters, and David Riker, USITC
November 2017
Can Protectionism Improve Trade Balance? [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-10-B
Sunghyun Henry Kim, Sungkyunkwan University
Serge Shikher, Research Division, Office of Economics, USITC
October 2017
The Effects of Offshoring on Domestic Workers: A Review of the Literature [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-10-A
Andre Barbe and David Riker, USITC, Office of Economics, Research Division
October 2017
Fishing Downstream Revisited: A Multi-country Analysis of Antidumping Patterns [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-09-A
Maxwell Andersen, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and USITC; and Robert Feinberg, American University and USITC
September 2017
A Comparison of Partial Equilibrium Models of Tariff Rate Quotas [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-09-B
Ross Hallren and David Riker, USITC, Office of Economics, Research Division
September 2017
The Effect of Furniture Imports from China on Employment in U.S. Regions [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-08-A
David Riker, USITC, Office of Economics, Research Division
August 2017
An Introduction to Partial Equilibrium Modeling of Trade Policy [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-07-B
Ross Hallren and David Riker, USITC, Office of Economics, Research Division
July 2017
The Effects of Tariffs on Employment in Global Value Chains [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-07-A
Andre Barbe and David Riker, USITC, Office of Economics, Research Division
July 2017
The Sub-Saharan African Services Economy: Insights and Trends
Publication No. ID-17-046
Jennifer Powell USITC
July 2017
The Effects of Restricting Coal Consumption on Coal Exports and Greenhouse Gas Emissions [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-05-A
Andre Barbe, Office of Economics, USITC
May 2017
The Effects of Internal Migration on Health of Adults in Indonesia [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017–05–B
Partha Deb and Tamara Gurevich, USITC
May 2017
Using Power Laws to Identify the Structural Parameters of Trade Models with Firm Heterogeneity [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-05-F
Saad Ahmad, USITC, Office of Economics, Research Division
Zeynep Akgul, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Purdue University and USITC, Office of Economics, Research Division
May 2017
How Does Industry Comparative Advantage Affect Establishments? [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-05-E
Serge Shikher, USITC, Office of Economics, Research Division
May 2017
One-Way and Two-Way Chinese Trade [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-05-D
William Deese, Office of Economics, Research Division, USITC
May 2017
How Much Do Non-Tariff Measures Cost? A Survey of Quantification Methods [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-05-C
Nabil Abbyad and Peter Herman, USITC
May 2017
Modeling Trade in Services: Multiple Modes, Barriers to Trade, and Data Limitations [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-04-B
Andre Barbe, Arthur Chambers, Tamar Khachaturian and David Riker, USITC
April 2017
Identifying Multilateral Dependencies in the World Trade Network [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017–04–A
Peter R. Herman, USITC
April 2017
The Effect of U.S. Trade Agreements on Foreign Affiliate Transactions in Services [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-03-C
Tamar Khachaturian and David Riker, USITC
March 2017
One Model To Rule Them All? The Importance of Firm Heterogeneity in CGE Modeling of the Gains from Trade [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-3-B
Zeynep Akgul, USITC
March 2017
Trade Liberalization with Heterogeneous Workers: A Structural Approach [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017–03–A
Scott Baier, Serge Shikher, Yoto V. Yotov
March 2017
A U.S. Regional Model of Import Competition and Jobs [PDF], [HTML]
Publication No. 2017-2-A
Ross Hallren and David Riker, USITC
February 2017
Firm Heterogeneity, Imported Input Quality, and Export Pricing in India [PDF version], [HTML version]
Publication No. 2017-01-B
Michael A. Anderson, Martin H. Davies, José E. Signoret, and Stephen L. S. Smith USITC
January 2017
Extending the CEPII Gravity Data Set [PDF], Extending the CEPII Gravity Data Set [XHTML], Data (1948-2015) [ZIPX], Data (2007-2015) [ZIPX]
Publication No. 2017–01–A
Tamara Gurevich, Peter Herman, Serge Shikher, Ricky Ubee, USITC
January 2017

2016

Firm Level Analysis of Services Trade Restrictions in the Life Insurance Industry [PDF], Accompanying Equations [HTML]
Publication No. ID-045
Tamar Khachaturian and Sarah Oliver, USITC
December 2016
The Effect of Reducing Investment Barriers in China’s Construction and Financial Services Sectors on the Chinese Economy [PDF], The Effect of Reducing Investment Barriers in China’s Construction and Financial Services Sectors on the Chinese Economy [HTML]
Publication No. 2016-12-A
Wen Jin “Jean” Yuan, USITC
December 2016
A Multi-Mode Partial Equilibrium Model of Trade in Professional Services [PDF], A Multi-Mode Partial Equilibrium Model of Trade in Professional Services [HTML]
Publication No. 2016-11-A
Tamar Khachaturian, USITC
David Riker, USITC
November 2016
The Impact of U.S. Trade Agreements on Growth in Output and Labor Productivity of FTA Partner Countries [PDF], The Impact of U.S. Trade Agreements on Growth in Output and Labor Productivity of FTA Partner Countries [HTML]
Publication No. 2016-10-A
Tamar Khachaturian, USITC
David Riker, USITC
October 2016

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