Trade and the Global Recession

51 Pages Posted: 10 Jan 2011 Last revised: 15 Jul 2024

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Jonathan Eaton

Pennsylvania State University, College of the Liberal Arts - Department of Economic

Samuel S. Kortum

University of Chicago - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Brent Neiman

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

John Romalis

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Date Written: January 2011

Abstract

We develop a dynamic multi-country general equilibrium model to investigate forces acting on the global economy during the Great Recession and ensuing recovery. Our multi-sector framework accounts completely for countries' trade, investment, production, and GDPs in terms of different sets of shocks. Applying the model to 21 countries, we investigate the 29 percent drop in world trade in manufactures during 2008-2009. A shift in final spending away from tradable sectors, largely caused by declines in durables investment efficiency, account for most of the collapse in trade relative to GDP. Shocks to trade frictions, productivity, and demand play minor roles.

Suggested Citation

Eaton, Jonathan and Kortum, Samuel S. and Neiman, Brent and Romalis, John, Trade and the Global Recession (January 2011). NBER Working Paper No. w16666, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1737214

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