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Capacity Constraining Labor Market Frictions in a Global Economy
Holzner, Christian; Larch, Mario - CESifo - 2011
exporting firms triggers firm entry, reduces unemployment and increases wage dispersion in the on-the-job search model with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320777
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Imports, Pass-Through, and the Structure of Retail Markets
Raff, Horst; Schmitt, Nicolas - CESifo - 2009
We construct a model of trade with heterogeneous retailers to examine the effects of trade liberalization on retail market structure, imports and social welfare. We are especially interested in studying the degree of pass-through of import into retail prices and the effects of retail market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008596602
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Comparative Advantage and Heterogenous Firms
Bernard, Andrew B.; Redding, Stephen J.; Schott, Peter K. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
This Paper presents a model of international trade that features heterogeneous firms, relative endowment differences across countries, and consumer taste for variety. The Paper demonstrates that firm reactions to trade liberalization generate endogenous Ricardian productivity responses at the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067571
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International Trade and Retailing
Eckel, Carsten - CESifo - 2009
The New Trade Theory predicts that international trade lowers prices for consumers and expands the choices available to them. This study shows that both predictions may no longer hold once adjustments in the retail sector are taken into account. I present a new model of retailing in general...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005051532
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Market Entry Regulation and International Competition
Upmann, Thorsten; Stähler, Frank - CESifo - 2003
As a part of their industry or competition policies governments decide whether to allow for free market entry of firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005196323
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Unemployment in an Interdependent World
Felbermayr, Gabriel J.; Larch, Mario; Lechthaler, Wolfgang - CESifo - 2009
We introduce search and matching unemployment into a model of trade with differentiated goods and heterogeneous firms. Countries may differ with respect to size, geographical location, and labor market institutions. Contrary to the literature, our single-sector perspective pays special attention...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008583684
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The Extensive Margin of Exporting Products: A Firm-level Analysis
Arkolakis, Costas; Muendler, Marc-Andreas - CESifo - 2010
firm-product heterogeneity with entry costs that depend on exporter scope. Estimating this model for the within-firm sales … distribution we identify the nature and components of product entry costs. We find that firms face a strong decline in product … sales with scope but also that market-specific entry costs drop fast. Counterfactual experiments with globally falling entry …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008833907