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fluctuations due to product quality. Our model shows that the elasticity of demand perceived by exporters decreases with a real … depreciation and with quality, leading to more pricing-to-market and to a smaller response of export volumes to a real depreciation … for higher quality goods. We test the proposed theory using a highly disaggregated Argentinean firm-level wine export …
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income countries and states have high demand for low quality products which can be produced efficiently in small plants. I … respect to quality on the consumer side. On the producer side, high quality production has higher marginal costs and requires … higher fixed costs. These two features imply that high quality producers are larger on average and charge higher prices. The …
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GDP indicate non-oil export volumes are relatively responsive while service exports are less responsive. Downward … Europe and emerging markets presents further downside risks for exports. The Maghreb countries are particularly sensitive to …
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Italy’s export market share. Overall, Italy maintains a high-quality export mix, and the adaptability of small …
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, first, dynamics for private consumption, non-residential business investment, and exports since 2008 is dominated by …
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This 2014 Cluster Consultation report examines common themes and challenges facing the three Baltic countries—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. It identifies common features and common challenges, and discusses policies—both national and joint—that could help to address these...
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This Selected Issues paper discusses the need to meet Algeria’s fiscal challenges. Although Algeria enjoys substantial fiscal savings, fiscal policy is currently on an unsustainable path. Under current projections, Algeria will deplete its financial savings in the long term, leaving...
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This Selected Issues paper examines external developments and competitiveness in France. Over the past decade, the current account has deteriorated from a surplus of 1.2 percent of GDP in 2002 to a deficit of about 2.3 percent in 2012, as France lost ground in goods trade and services recorded...
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This Selected Issues paper examines how surges in global financial market volatility spill over to emerging market economies (EMs) including India. The results suggest that a surge in global financial market volatility is transmitted very strongly to key macroeconomic and financial variables of...
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