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International Coordination of Quality Standards and Vertical Product Differentiation

Lutz, Stefan - 2003

and trade in which duopolistic firms face quality-dependent costs and compete in quality and price in two segmented …

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Mutual Recognition of National Minimum Quality Standards may Support International Convergence

Lutz, Stefan - 2003

In a model of vertical product differentiation, duopolistic firms face qualitydependent costs and compete in quality and price in two segmented markets. Minimum quality standards, set according to the principle of Mutual Recognition, can be used to increase welfare. The results of the one-shot...

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The effects of quotas on vertical intra-industry trade

Lutz, Stefan - 2002

A quota on foreign competition will generally lead to quality-upgrading (downgrading) of the low-quality (high-quality) firm, an increase in average quality, a reduction of quality differentiation, and a reduction of domestic consumer surplus, irrespective of whether the foreign firm produces...

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Regulatory standards can lead to predation

Lutz, Stefan - 2005

I present a model of vertical product differentiation and exit where a domestic and a foreign firm face fixed setup costs and quality-dependent costs of production and compete in quality and price in the domestic market. Quality-dependent costs are quadratic in qualities, but independent of the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301198

Can taxing foreign competition harm the domestic industry?

Lutz, Stefan - 1998

The answer to the question in the title is yes for the case of ad-valorem taxes, a foreign industry that produces a vertically differentiated good of higher quality, and costs that take the form of qualitydependent fixed costs for both the foreign and domestic firm. The domestic industry loses...

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How important are Russia's external economic links?

Korhonen, Iikka; Simola, Heli - 2022

merchandise trade. …

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Made in Russia? Assessing Russia's potential for import substitution

Simola, Heli - 2022

Russia's brutal military aggression on Ukraine has led to extensive economic sanctions by Western countries and the withdrawal of many foreign companies from Russian markets. The isolation of Russia from the international community has substantially restricted its access to advanced technologies...

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Trade sanctions and Russian production

Simola, Heli - 2022

to the military attack on Ukraine. These sanctions include various restrictive measures on trade with Russia. In this … brief, we examine the potential short-term effects of trade sanctions on Russian production with an input-output framework …. We find that the trade sanctions can have substantial negative effects on Russian production when Russia is unable to …

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Russian foreign trade after four months of war in Ukraine

Simola, Heli - 2022

This brief examines the development of Russia's trade flows in the March-June period following Russia's invasion of … Ukraine. Russia ceased publication of foreign trade statistics after the war broke out, so we utilize the trade statistics of …. Russian industrial output reflects a shift in foreign trade. High-tech industries reliant on imported inputs contracted, while …

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Russia's technology imports from East Asia

Röyskö, Aino; Simola, Heli - 2022

This brief considers the role of East Asian economies in Russia's technology imports. The EU, US and UK have set strict sanctions and export restrictions on Russia in response to the war in Ukraine, while responses from East Asian economies have been mixed. By restricting exports of technology...

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