An asymmetric Melitz model of trade and growth
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To examine the effects of unilateral trade liberalization on growth and welfare of the liberalizing and partner countries through intraindustry reallocations, we formulate an asymmetric two-country Melitz model of trade and endogenous growth based on capital accumulation. We obtain two main results. First, each country’s mass of exported varieties, revenue share of exported varieties, and growth rate increase if and only if its export productivity cutoff decreases. Second, compared with the old balanced growth path, a permanent fall in any import trade cost raises the growth rates of all countries for all periods, and welfare of all countries. JEL classification: F13; F43
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