The quality gravity model with an application to Chinese imported fruits

Xu Tian; Xiaohua Yu

Derived from unit value and the gravity model, this paper proposes a simple model to analyze the quality determinants of imported fruits in China, and finds that (1) both quantity and price are exogenous for quality, and quality decreases in quantity but increases in price; (2) the own-income elasticity of quality is 8.55 and the partner-income elasticity is only -0.08; and (3) distance and common boundary do not play significant roles in determining quality.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Tian, Xu ; Yu, Xiaohua
Publisher:	Göttingen : Courant Research Centre
Subject:	Gravity model \| Quality index \| Quality Gravity model \| Gravitationsmodell \| China \| Produktqualität \| Product quality \| Schätzung \| Estimation \| Import \| EU-Staaten \| EU countries

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (24 S.)
Series:	Discussion papers / Courant Research Centre "Poverty, Equity and Growth in Developing and Transition Countries: Statistical Methods and Empirical Analysis". - Göttingen : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], ZDB-ID 2754029-7. - Vol. 67
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature
Language:	English
Notes:	Systemvoraussetzung: Acrobat Reader
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/90576 [Handle]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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