SITE Job Market Seminar | Effects of input trade liberalization with strategic sourcing

Join us for the SITE Job Market Seminar on January 24! We are excited to welcome Andrii Tarasenko, PhD candidate in Economics at CDSE GESS, University of Mannheim, who will present his job market paper at SSE and online via Zoom. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in insightful discussions!

Start time: 2025-01-24 at 12:00

End time: 2025-01-24 at 13:00

Time zone: CET

Location: SITE library, 9th floor, at SSE

Job market paper: Effects of Input Trade Liberalization with Strategic Sourcing

By: Andrii Tarasenko, PhD candidate in Economics at CDSE GESS University of Mannheim

Abstract

I study effects of input trade liberalization under oligopolistic competition. I use a multicountry model accounting for endogenous sourcing decisions and strategic behavior of heterogeneous firms to quantify the welfare effects of the accession of Ukraine into the WTO in 2008 on Ukrainian food-processing sectors. I find that welfare improves slightly under oligopolistic competition, with consumers gaining and firms losing. Endogenous adjustment of sourcing strategies accounts for a quantitatively important fraction of welfare gains. Strategic sourcing and variability in markups both contribute to a smaller welfare improvement than under monopolistic competition.

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About the speaker

Andrii Tarasenko, PhD candidate in Economics at CDSE GESS University of Mannheim.

Andrii Tarasenko is a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Mannheim's CDSE GESS. His research focuses on international economics, applying industrial organization methods to analyze firm decisions in a globalized economy. His dissertation, "Essays in International Economics and Industrial Organization," is supervised by Professors Harald Fadinger and Nicolas Schutz.

Andrii holds an MA in Economic Analysis from the Kyiv School of Economics and the University of Houston, as well as a BA in Accounting and Auditing (with honors) from Sumy State University. He has research experience as an assistant at the University of Mannheim and as a research intern at the Centre for Economic Strategy in Kyiv. His work has been recognized with the LGF Doctoral Scholarship and the Best Master Thesis Award from the Kyiv School of Economics.

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