Daniel Trefler

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Daniel Trefler is a scholar working on General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Economics and Econometrics and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel Trefler has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 32 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 9 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Daniel Trefler's work include Global trade and economics (34 papers), Economic Growth and Productivity (11 papers) and Labor Movements and Unions (9 papers). Daniel Trefler is often cited by papers focused on Global trade and economics (34 papers), Economic Growth and Productivity (11 papers) and Labor Movements and Unions (9 papers). Daniel Trefler collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Spain. Daniel Trefler's co-authors include А.Г. Лилеева, Susan Chun Zhu, Noel Gaston, Marc J. Melitz, Diego Puga, Nathan Nunn, Franziska Ohnsorge, John Sutton, Runjuan Liu and Christian Dippel and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, The Quarterly Journal of Economics and Journal of Political Economy.

In The Last Decade

Daniel Trefler

48 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Long and Short of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2010 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Long and Short of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
    2004 642 citations Daniel Trefler American Economic Review profile →
  2. Improved Access to Foreign Markets Raises Plant-Level Productivity… for Some Plants*
    2010 567 citations А.Г. Лилеева, Daniel Trefler The Quarterly Journal of Economics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniel Trefler Canada 23 3.0k 2.8k 1.5k 363 286 50 4.1k
Alan V. Deardorff United States 32 2.7k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 1.6k 1.1× 682 1.9× 408 1.4× 138 4.4k
David T. Coe United States 21 2.6k 0.8× 4.7k 1.6× 1.1k 0.8× 610 1.7× 187 0.7× 52 5.3k
Andrés Rodrı́guez-Clare United States 27 3.0k 1.0× 3.6k 1.3× 1.5k 1.0× 474 1.3× 324 1.1× 67 5.0k
Mary Amiti United States 28 3.6k 1.2× 3.2k 1.1× 2.0k 1.4× 356 1.0× 170 0.6× 75 5.0k
Pol Antràs United States 27 2.9k 0.9× 2.7k 1.0× 1.8k 1.3× 243 0.7× 218 0.8× 62 4.3k
Robert Z. Lawrence United States 25 2.0k 0.6× 1.8k 0.6× 895 0.6× 438 1.2× 263 0.9× 99 2.9k
Chris Milner United Kingdom 32 2.9k 1.0× 2.0k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 366 1.0× 253 0.9× 139 3.6k
Jan De Loecker United States 15 2.7k 0.9× 3.2k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 151 0.4× 128 0.4× 33 4.4k
Matthias Busse Germany 22 1.4k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 1.4k 0.9× 253 0.7× 485 1.7× 94 3.0k
Arvind Panagariya United States 29 2.3k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 841 0.6× 620 1.7× 376 1.3× 149 3.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Morrow, Peter & Daniel Trefler. (2022). How do endowments determine trade? quantifying the output mix, factor price, and skill-biased technology channels. Journal of International Economics. 137. 103620–103620. 4 indexed citations
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Trefler, Daniel, et al.. (2022). Ai, Trade and Creative Destruction: A First Look. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Dippel, Christian, Avner Greif, & Daniel Trefler. (2020). Outside Options, Coercion, and Wages: Removing the Sugar Coating. The Economic Journal. 130(630). 1678–1714. 16 indexed citations
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Trefler, Daniel, et al.. (2020). What’s the big idea? Multi-function products, firm scope and firm boundaries. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 180. 381–406. 1 indexed citations
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Hejazi, Walid & Daniel Trefler. (2019). Implications of Canada’s restrictive FDI policies on employment and productivity. Journal of International Business Policy. 2(2). 142–166. 4 indexed citations
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Goldfarb, Avi & Daniel Trefler. (2018). 19. Artificial Intelligence and International Trade. NBER Chapters. 463–492. 10 indexed citations
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Dippel, Christian, Avner Greif, & Daniel Trefler. (2016). The Rents from Trade and Coercive Institutions: Removing the Sugar Coating. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations
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Puga, Diego & Daniel Trefler. (2014). International Trade and Institutional Change: Medieval Venice’s Response to Globalization*. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 129(2). 753–821. 67 indexed citations
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Puga, Diego & Daniel Trefler. (2012). International Trade and Institutional Change: Medieval Venice's Response to Globalization. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Trefler, Daniel. (2009). Quality is free: A cost-benefit analysis of early child development initiatives. Paediatrics & Child Health. 14(10). 681–684. 5 indexed citations
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Ohnsorge, Franziska & Daniel Trefler. (2007). Sorting it Out: International Trade with Heterogeneous Workers. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Лилеева, А.Г. & Daniel Trefler. (2007). Improved Access to Foreign Markets Raises Plant-Level Productivity ... For Some Plants. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations
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Ohnsorge, Franziska & Daniel Trefler. (2007). Sorting It Out: International Trade with Heterogeneous Workers. Journal of Political Economy. 115(5). 868–892. 68 indexed citations
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Trefler, Daniel. (2006). POLICY RESPONSES TO THE NEW OFFSHORING: THINK GLOBALLY, INVEST LOCALLY. 11 indexed citations
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Trefler, Daniel & Susan Chun Zhu. (2005). The Structure of Factor Content Predictions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Susan Chun & Daniel Trefler. (2004). Trade and inequality in developing countries: a general equilibrium analysis. Journal of International Economics. 65(1). 21–48. 225 indexed citations
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Lai, Huiwen & Daniel Trefler. (2002). Competition: Specification, Estimation, and Mis-Specification. National Bureau of Economic Research. 29(7-8). 377–382. 1 indexed citations
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Trefler, Daniel. (1999). AN INTERVIEW WITH ELHANAN HELPMAN. Macroeconomic Dynamics. 3(4). 571–601. 1 indexed citations
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Trefler, Daniel. (1995). The Case of the Missing Trade and Other Mysteries. American Economic Review. 85(5). 1029–1046. 489 indexed citations
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Trefler, Daniel. (1993). The Ignorant Monopolist: Optimal Learning with Endogenous Information. International Economic Review. 34(3). 565–565. 37 indexed citations

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