ACR Identity

Arkolakis-Costinot-Rodriguez-Clare gains from trade = Krugman formula at symmetric equilibrium.

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Impact Score
Economic Importance
6.0
Novelty
5.0
Theoretical Coverage
6.0
Empirical Coverage
7.0
Article Quality
9.0
Score Reasoning
Importance
Well-connected trade application showing ACR formula as structural consequence of CES, but not a core spine result.
Novelty
Known result (ACR 2012) restated within CES framework; the CES derivation adds clarity but not a new theorem.
Quality
Body ~3456 chars with LaTeX, sections, and cross-links to trade-unification and gravity-model. Well-structured.