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World Scientific Studies in International Economics, Mar 26, 2019
Oxford University Press eBooks, Apr 2, 2009
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Jun 1, 2001
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Mar 1, 2002
World Scientific Studies in International Economics, Mar 26, 2019
Bilateral tax treaties (BTTs) are intended to promote foreign direct investment through double-ta... more Bilateral tax treaties (BTTs) are intended to promote foreign direct investment through double-taxation relief. Using BEA firm-level data, we find a positive effect of BTTs on FDI, which is larger for firms that use differentiated inputs. BTTs allow multinational firms to request assistance from treaty partners' governments if they have a grievance about how tax liabilities are determined. These provisions disproportionately benefit firms that use inputs for which an arm's-length price is difficult to observe, since allocation of earnings across countries is more complex. We find differential BTT effects for both sales by existing affiliates and entry of new affiliates.
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2018
... University of Oregon and National Bureau of Economic Research Benjamin Liebman Saint Joseph... more ... University of Oregon and National Bureau of Economic Research Benjamin Liebman Saint Joseph University and Wesley W. Wilson § University of Oregon March 2009 Abstract Over the last 50 years, the US integrated steel industry has been in a marked state of decline. ...
Oxford University Press eBooks, Apr 2, 2009
Ocean ports are vital hubs for transportation of internationally traded goods and therefore impor... more Ocean ports are vital hubs for transportation of internationally traded goods and therefore important for economic growth. In this chapter, the authors review the various methodologies that have been used to estimate the efficiency of ocean ports. They then refine and provide updated estimates of port efficiencies based on the methodology of Blonigen and Wilson (2008), compare these estimates of port efficiency with those using other methodologies, and evaluate their role in the level of trade costs and trade.
The U.S. steel industry contends foreign-subsidized excess capacity has led to its long-run demis... more The U.S. steel industry contends foreign-subsidized excess capacity has led to its long-run demise, yet no one has formally examined this hypothesis. In this paper, we incorporate foreign subsidization into a model based on Staiger and Wolak's (1992) cyclical- dumping framework and demonstrate that foreign export supply responses to foreign demand shocks depend critically on whether foreign firms have subsidized excess capacity. We then test the excess capacity hypothesis using detailed product and country data on steel exports to the U.S. market from 1979 through 2002, and find strong statistical evidence that rejects the U.S. steel industry's foreign excess capacity claims. Our empirical methodology may be applicable to many other products, including agricultural markets that have been the subject of intense discussions within the WTO.
Studies of trade policy welfare effects often ignore the potential for tariff-jumping foreign dir... more Studies of trade policy welfare effects often ignore the potential for tariff-jumping foreign direct investment (FDI) to mitigate positive gains to domestic producers. Using event study methodology we find that affirmative U.S. antidumping decisions are associated with average abnormal gains of over 3% to a firm in the petitioning industry in the absence of tariff-jumping FDI, but much smaller and statistically insignificant abnormal gains if there is tariff-jumping FDI. We also find evidence that tariff jumping in the form of new plants or plant expansion has significantly larger negative effects on U.S. domestic firms'
Social Science Research Network, 2010
World Scientific Studies in International Economics, Mar 26, 2019
Oxford University Press eBooks, Apr 2, 2009
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Jun 1, 2001
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Mar 1, 2002
World Scientific Studies in International Economics, Mar 26, 2019
Bilateral tax treaties (BTTs) are intended to promote foreign direct investment through double-ta... more Bilateral tax treaties (BTTs) are intended to promote foreign direct investment through double-taxation relief. Using BEA firm-level data, we find a positive effect of BTTs on FDI, which is larger for firms that use differentiated inputs. BTTs allow multinational firms to request assistance from treaty partners' governments if they have a grievance about how tax liabilities are determined. These provisions disproportionately benefit firms that use inputs for which an arm's-length price is difficult to observe, since allocation of earnings across countries is more complex. We find differential BTT effects for both sales by existing affiliates and entry of new affiliates.
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2018
... University of Oregon and National Bureau of Economic Research Benjamin Liebman Saint Joseph... more ... University of Oregon and National Bureau of Economic Research Benjamin Liebman Saint Joseph University and Wesley W. Wilson § University of Oregon March 2009 Abstract Over the last 50 years, the US integrated steel industry has been in a marked state of decline. ...
Oxford University Press eBooks, Apr 2, 2009
Ocean ports are vital hubs for transportation of internationally traded goods and therefore impor... more Ocean ports are vital hubs for transportation of internationally traded goods and therefore important for economic growth. In this chapter, the authors review the various methodologies that have been used to estimate the efficiency of ocean ports. They then refine and provide updated estimates of port efficiencies based on the methodology of Blonigen and Wilson (2008), compare these estimates of port efficiency with those using other methodologies, and evaluate their role in the level of trade costs and trade.
The U.S. steel industry contends foreign-subsidized excess capacity has led to its long-run demis... more The U.S. steel industry contends foreign-subsidized excess capacity has led to its long-run demise, yet no one has formally examined this hypothesis. In this paper, we incorporate foreign subsidization into a model based on Staiger and Wolak's (1992) cyclical- dumping framework and demonstrate that foreign export supply responses to foreign demand shocks depend critically on whether foreign firms have subsidized excess capacity. We then test the excess capacity hypothesis using detailed product and country data on steel exports to the U.S. market from 1979 through 2002, and find strong statistical evidence that rejects the U.S. steel industry's foreign excess capacity claims. Our empirical methodology may be applicable to many other products, including agricultural markets that have been the subject of intense discussions within the WTO.
Studies of trade policy welfare effects often ignore the potential for tariff-jumping foreign dir... more Studies of trade policy welfare effects often ignore the potential for tariff-jumping foreign direct investment (FDI) to mitigate positive gains to domestic producers. Using event study methodology we find that affirmative U.S. antidumping decisions are associated with average abnormal gains of over 3% to a firm in the petitioning industry in the absence of tariff-jumping FDI, but much smaller and statistically insignificant abnormal gains if there is tariff-jumping FDI. We also find evidence that tariff jumping in the form of new plants or plant expansion has significantly larger negative effects on U.S. domestic firms'
Social Science Research Network, 2010