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Global Sourcing Pol Antràs and Elhanan Helpman 1 Background Old trade theory: cross-country differences drive trade (technology, endowments); emphasis on intersectoral trade flows (intersectoral specialization); factor content. New trade theory: adds intra-industry specialization (intra-industry trade, intra-firm trade): • helps explain large volumes of trade between similar countries • helps explain variations in the share of intra-industry trade and intra-firm trade.