Studying intra-industry trade involves theoretical explanations and empirical methods to measure the phenomenon …. Indicators have been developed to measure the intensity of intra-industry trade, leading to theoretical models explaining its … determinants and consequences of intra-industry trade depend on whether the traded products differ in quality. A method for …

. That leads to more vertical intra-industry trade with Western countries. While horizontal intra-industry trade brings … positive economies of scale and a greater product variety for consumers, vertical intra-industry trade is responsible for more … gains of the structural change. Therefore, China's rising vertical intra-industry trade is responsible for - at least a part …

. An analytical framework is proposed in which intra-industry trade is explained in terms of countries' factor endowments … and factor intensities of goods. Unlike the traditional Heckscher-Ohlin model of inter-industry trade, the model suggested … assessing factor substitution effects at the product level. Inferring the factor content of intra-industry trade from the inter …