Data and Code For: The Modern Wholesaler: Global Sourcing, Domestic Distribution, and Scale Economies
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Project Citation:
Ganapati, Sharat. Data and Code For: The Modern Wholesaler: Global Sourcing, Domestic Distribution, and Scale Economies. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2025. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-01-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E196761V1
Project Description
Summary:
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Data and code for following abstract:
Nearly half of all transactions in the $5 trillion market for manufactured goods in the United
States were intermediated by wholesalers in 2012, up from 32 percent in 1992. Seventy percent
of this increase is due to the growth of “superstar” firms - the largest one percent of wholesalers.
Estimates based on detailed administrative data show that the rise of the largest firms was driven
by an intuitive linkage between their sourcing of goods from abroad and an expansion of their
domestic distribution network to reach more buyers. Both elements require scale economies
and lead to increased wholesaler market shares and markups. Counterfactual analysis shows
that despite increases in wholesaler market power and markups, scale has benefits. Buyers gain
access to globally sourced varieties, nationwide distribution networks, and increased quality while
wholesalers decrease their marginal costs.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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market power;
intermediation;
markups;
wholesale industry;
wholesale;
geographic distribution;
imports;
business sourcing;
scale;
returns to scale
JEL Classification:
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D43 Market Structure, Pricing, and Design: Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
F14 Empirical Studies of Trade
L13 Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
L81 Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce
R12 Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity
D43 Market Structure, Pricing, and Design: Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
F14 Empirical Studies of Trade
L13 Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
L81 Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce
R12 Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity
Geographic Coverage:
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United States
Time Period(s):
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1992 – 2012
Universe:
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All wholesale trade establishments - United States
Data Type(s):
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administrative records data;
aggregate data;
census/enumeration data;
survey data
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