Replication data for: Innovation and Production in the Global Economy

We develop a quantifiable general equilibrium model of trade and multinational production (MP) in which countries can specialize in innovation or production. Home market effects or comparative advantage leads some countries to specialize in innovation and relegate manufacturing operations to other countries via outward MP. Counterfactual analysis reveals that the reduction in the cost of MP or the integration of China into the world economy may hurt countries that are driven to specialize in production, although these losses tend to be very small. Contrary to popular fears, production workers gain even in countries that further specialize in innovation.

本文构建了一个可量化的贸易与跨国生产（Multinational Production, MP）一般均衡模型，模型中各国可选择专业化于创新或生产环节。母市场效应或比较优势会促使部分国家专注于创新，并通过对外跨国生产将制造业务转移至其他国家。反事实分析结果显示，降低跨国生产成本或推动中国融入世界经济，可能会对那些被迫专业化于生产环节的国家造成损害，尽管此类损失往往规模极小。与普遍担忧相悖的是，即便在进一步专业化于创新的国家中，生产工人的收益也会得到提升。