Dave Donaldson

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

77 Massachusetts Avenue

50 Memorial Drive

Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

United States

Stanford University - Department of Economics

Landau Economics Building

579 Serra Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6072

United States

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

London

United Kingdom

Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD)

Duke University

Durham, NC 90097

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

25

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643

Scholarly Papers (25)

1.

Railroads of the Raj: Estimating the Impact of Transportation Infrastructure

NBER Working Paper No. w16487
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 25 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 21 Jul 2023
Dave Donaldson and Dave Donaldson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Railroads and American Economic Growth: a "Market Access" Approach

NBER Working Paper No. w19213
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 12 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 02 Jul 2023
Dave Donaldson, Dave Donaldson and Richard Hornbeck
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
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Ricardo's Theory of Comparative Advantage: Old Idea, New Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w17969
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 10 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2022
Arnaud Costinot, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson and Dave Donaldson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Ricardo's Theory of Comparative Advantage: Old Idea, New Evidence

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8930
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 25 May 2012
Arnaud Costinot, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson and Dave Donaldson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics
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comparative advantage, Ricardian theory

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What Goods Do Countries Trade? A Quantitative Exploration of Ricardo's Ideas

NBER Working Paper No. w16262
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 16 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2023
Arnaud Costinot, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson, Dave Donaldson and Ivana Komunjer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Evolving Comparative Advantage and the Impact of Climate Change in Agricultural Markets: Evidence from 1.7 Million Fields Around the World

NBER Working Paper No. w20079
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 28 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 14 May 2023
Arnaud Costinot, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson, Dave Donaldson and Cory B. Smith
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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The More We Die, the More We Sell? A Simple Test of the Home-Market Effect

NBER Working Paper No. w22538
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 25 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2023
Arnaud Costinot, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson, Dave Donaldson, Margaret Kyle and Heidi L. Williams
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris - Centre d'Économie Industrielle (CERNA) and MIT Department of Economics
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Who's Getting Globalized? The Size and Implications of Intra-National Trade Costs

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 06 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 15 Aug 2018
David Atkin, Dave Donaldson and Dave Donaldson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Who's Getting Globalized? The Size and Implications of Intra-National Trade Costs

NBER Working Paper No. w21439
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 10 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2022
David Atkin, Dave Donaldson and Dave Donaldson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Why is Trade Not Free? A Revealed Preference Approach

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2023-136
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 16 Oct 2023
Rodrigo Adao, Arnaud Costinot, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson, Dave Donaldson and John Sturm
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Why is Trade Not Free? A Revealed Preference Approach

NBER Working Paper No. w31798
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 23 Oct 2023
Rodrigo Adao, Arnaud Costinot, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson, Dave Donaldson and John Sturm
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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International Trade and Earnings Inequality: A New Factor Content Approach

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2020-182
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 17 Dec 2020
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, George Washington University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics and University of Zurich
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International Trade and Earnings Inequality: A New Factor Content Approach

NBER Working Paper No. w28263
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 24 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2023
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, George Washington University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics and University of Zurich
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Improved Transportation Networks Facilitate Adaptation to Pollution and Temperature Extremes

HKUST Business School Research Paper No. 2022-077
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 08 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2022
Panle Jia Barwick, Dave Donaldson, Dave Donaldson, Shanjun Li, Yatang Lin and Deyu Rao
University of Wisconsin - Madison - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics, Cornell University - School of Applied Economics and Management, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) and HKUST Business School, Department of Economics
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Air Pollution, Adaptation, Climate Change, Transportation Infrastructure

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The Elusive Pro-Competitive Effects of Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w21370
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 20 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2023
Yale University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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Misallocation in Firm Production: A Nonparametric Analysis Using Procurement Lotteries

CESifo Working Paper No. 10485
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 09 Jun 2023
Paul E. Carrillo, Dave Donaldson, Dave Donaldson, Dina Pomeranz and Monica Singhal
George Washington University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics, University of Zurich and University of California, Davis
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allocative efficiency, misallocation, aggregate productivity

Misallocation in Firm Production: A Nonparametric Analysis Using Procurement Lotteries

NBER Working Paper No. w31311
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 05 Jun 2023 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2023
Paul E. Carrillo, Dave Donaldson, Dave Donaldson, Dina Pomeranz and Monica Singhal
George Washington University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics, University of Zurich and University of California, Davis
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Citation 14

Comparative Advantage and Optimal Trade Policy

NBER Working Paper No. w19689
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 10 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2023
Arnaud Costinot, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson, Dave Donaldson, Jonathan Vogel and Iván Werning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics, UCLA and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Comparative Advantage and Optimal Trade Policy

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9765
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 02 Dec 2013
Arnaud Costinot, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson, Dave Donaldson, Jonathan Vogel and Iván Werning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics, UCLA and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Comparative Advantage, Ricardian Model, Trade Policy

How Large are the Gains from Economic Integration? Theory and Evidence from U.S. Agriculture, 1880-1997

NBER Working Paper No. w22946
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 19 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2023
Arnaud Costinot, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson and Dave Donaldson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics
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How Large are the Gains from Economic Integration? Theory and Evidence from U.S. Agriculture, 1880-1997

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11712
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 19 Dec 2016
Arnaud Costinot, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson and Dave Donaldson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Gains from Economic, Ricardian Model, U.S. Agriculture

The Textbook Case for Industrial Policy: Theory Meets Data

NBER Working Paper No. w26193
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 03 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 26 Jan 2023
University of California, Berkeley - Department of EconomicsUniversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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The Textbook Case for Industrial Policy: Theory Meets Data

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13931
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 07 Oct 2019
University of California, Berkeley - Department of EconomicsUniversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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Persistence and Path Dependence in the Spatial Economy

NBER Working Paper No. w28059
Number of pages: 96 Posted: 09 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2023
Treb Allen, Dave Donaldson and Dave Donaldson
Dartmouth College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Putting Quantitative Models to the Test: An Application to Trump's Trade War

CESifo Working Paper No. 10484
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 09 Jun 2023
Rodrigo Adao, Arnaud Costinot, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson and Dave Donaldson
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics
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model testing and validation, computational general equilibrium, international trade, economic geography

Putting Quantitative Models to the Test: An Application to Trump's Trade War

NBER Working Paper No. w31321
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 12 Jun 2023 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2023
Rodrigo Adao, Arnaud Costinot, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson and Dave Donaldson
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Putting Quantitative Models to the Test: An Application to Trump’s Trade War

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2023-71
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 31 May 2023
Rodrigo Adao, Arnaud Costinot, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson and Dave Donaldson
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Nonparametric Counterfactual Predictions in Neoclassical Models of International Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w21401
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 27 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2023
Rodrigo Adao, Arnaud Costinot, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson and Dave Donaldson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics
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The Role of Trade in Economic Development

NBER Working Paper No. w29314
Number of pages: 117 Posted: 27 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
David Atkin, Dave Donaldson and Dave Donaldson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Ghosting the Tax Authority: Fake Firms and Tax Fraud

NBER Working Paper No. w30242
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 18 Jul 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Paul E. Carrillo, Dave Donaldson, Dave Donaldson, Dina Pomeranz and Monica Singhal
George Washington University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics, University of Zurich and University of California, Davis
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Blending Theory and Data: A Space Odyssey

NBER Working Paper No. w30276
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 25 Jul 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Dave Donaldson and Dave Donaldson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Transportation Networks, Short-Term Mobility, and Pollution Exposure: Evidence from High-Speed Rail in China

NBER Working Paper No. w30462
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 19 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2022
Panle Jia Barwick, Dave Donaldson, Dave Donaldson, Shanjun Li, Yatang Lin and Deyu Rao
Cornell University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics, Cornell University - School of Applied Economics and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and HKUST Business School, Department of Economics
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Who's Getting Globalized? The Size and Implications of Intra-National Trade Costs

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10759
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 11 Aug 2015
David Atkin, Dave Donaldson and Dave Donaldson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics
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The Gains from Market Integration

Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 7, pp. 619-647, 2015
Posted: 07 Aug 2015
Dave Donaldson and Dave Donaldson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University - Department of Economics

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