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Multinational Firms, Trade, And The Trade-Comovement Puzzle

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  • Gautham Udupa

    (Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL))

Abstract

Existing empirical studies show a strong positive correlation between bilateral trade and business cycle comovement within country-pairs. I show that for OECD economies, this relationship weakens considerably when bilateral FDI stock is controlled for, while FDI is significant. I develop a two-country business cycle model with heterogeneous firms, international trade, and multinational activity to explain this empirical finding. The calibrated model generates the positive relationship between trade and comovement, and between FDI and comovement. In addition, the simulation results are consistent with the empirical regressions with both trade and FDI.

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  • Gautham Udupa, 2018. "Multinational Firms, Trade, And The Trade-Comovement Puzzle," Working Papers 022300, Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL).
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:cafral:022300
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    JEL classification:

    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • F44 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - International Business Cycles

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