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Import-competition, market power and productivity change
Traca, Daniel A. - 1997
We explore how the competitive pressure of imports affects productivity, at the firm level. There are two conflicting … effects of import-competition: the pro-competitive effect fosters productivity, while the direct effect hinders it. The pro … productivity gap, the firm shuts down. Here, a temporary tariff sways the firm to fight, and ensures survival, which is welfare …
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Economic incentives and international trade
Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika - 1997
This paper studies the importance of incentives as a determinant of international trade flows. We argue that barter, countertrade and foreign direct investment can be seen as efficient institutions that mitigate contractual hazards which arise in technology trade, marketing and imperfect capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417816
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Measuring the impact of free goods on real household consumption
Brynjolfsson, Erik; Collis, Avinash; Diewert, Walter E.; … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012144830
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The impact of trade on aggregate productivity and welfare with heterogeneous firms and business cycle uncertainty
Thia, Jang Ping (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003841797
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The impact of integration on productivity and welfare distortions under monopolistic competition
Dhingra, Swati; Morrow, John - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009553490
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Firm size distortions and the productivity distribution : evidence from France.
Garicano, Luis; Lelarge, Claire; Van Reenen, John - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009553504
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Innovation, reallocation and growth
Acemoglu, Daron; Akcigit, Ufuk; Bloom, Nicholas; Kerr, … - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009746304
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Monopolistic competition and optimum product selection : why and how heterogeneity matters
Nocco, Antonella; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P.; Salto, Matteo - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009746511
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Inefficient labor market sorting
Eckel, Carsten; Yeaple, Stephen R. - 2023
A growing empirical literature attributes much of the productivity advantages of large, "superstar" firms to their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014495140
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International friends and enemies
Kleinman, Benny; Liu, Ernest; Redding, Stephen - 2020
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