Hornok, CecíliaKoren, Miklós2022-03-2920150034-6535https://doi.org/10.1162/REST_a_00468http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/13580Using detailed U.S. and Spanish export data, we document that trade costs of a per-shipment nature are associated with less frequent and larger shipments (i.e., more lumpiness) in international trade. This finding is pervasive across broad product categories, but most apparent for industrial supplies, parts and accessories, and food products.engEconomics and EconometricsSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Trade costBusinessFood productsCommerceInternational tradeBusinessIndustryPer-shipment costs and the lumpiness of international tradeJournal article