@article{Zi:298993,
      recid = {298993},
      author = {Zi, Yuan and Heiland, Inga and Moxnes, Andreas and  Ulltveit-Moe, Karen Helene},
      title = {Trade from space shipping networks and the global  implications of local shocks},
      publisher = {Centre for Economic Policy Research},
      address = {London. 2019},
      number = {BOOK},
      series = {Discussion Paper / Centre for Economic Policy Research ;  14193. International trade and regional economics},
      pages = {39 p. },
      year = {2019},
      abstract = {This paper examines the structure of the shipping network  and its implications on global trade and welfare. Using  novel data on the movements of container ships, we  calculate optimal travel routes. We then estimate the  impact of a shock to the network on global trade by means  of a natural experiment: the 2016 Panama Canal expansion.  Trade between country pairs using the canal increased by  9-10% after the expansion. While the building costs were  borne by Panama alone, a model-based quantification shows  that the welfare gains were shared by many countries, due  to the network structure of shipping.},
      url = {http://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/298993},
}