Bio

Gaelan MacKenzie is a Senior Economist. His research focuses on international trade with an overlap with macroeconomics, the economics of innovation, and industrial organization. He received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Toronto in 2020.

Research Field(s): Firm Dynamics International Trade and Finance Macroeconomics Technological Change
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Staff working papers

Trade and Market Power in Product and Labor Markets

Staff Working Paper 2021-17 Gaelan MacKenzie
Trade liberalizations increase the sales and input purchases of productive firms relative to their less productive domestic competitors. This reallocation affects firms’ market power in their product and input markets. I quantify how the labour market power of employers affects the distribution and size of the gains from trade.
Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Economic models, Labour markets, Market structure and pricing, Productivity, Trade integration JEL Code(s): D, D4, D43, F, F1, F12, F6, J, L, L1, L13

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Working Papers

  • "Trade and Market Power in Product and Labor Markets", 2020
  • "Trade and Diffusion of Embodied Technology", 2020