Marin, Dalia; Schymik, Jan; Tscheke, Jan - 2015
What explains Germany's superb export performance? Is Germany's export behaviour very distinct compared to other …-wage countries reduces costs allowing exporters to compete on price. Second, we find that Germany is the leading quality exporter in … Europe followed by Austria and Spain. Among the top 10 percent of exporters there is no single firm with low quality in …