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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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The Effects of Quotas on Vertical Intra-Industry Trade
Lutz, Stefan H. - 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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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298134
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Offshoring and relative labor demand from a task perspective
Hogrefe, Jan - 2013
This paper provides new evidence on how offshoring shifts relative labor demand for tasks at the industry level. A novel theoretical mechanism, based on sorting of heterogeneous workers into occupations with task dependent offshoring cost, guides estimation. Cost shares of tasks are linked to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321487
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The optimal tariff in the presence of trade-induced productivity gains
Hübler, Michael; Pothen, Frank - 2013
tariffs. First, we solve a stylized 2x2 trade model of a large open economy and show that (a) productivity gains via exports … that the incentive to manipulate the terms of trade strategically vanishes, (c) the welfare gain that can be achieved via a … trade-induced productivity gains into account. The USA are the only model region that gains from European optimal tariff …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010327238
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Which indicators of absorptive capacity enhance import-induced South-North convergence in labor intensities?
Hübler, Michael; Glas, Alexander - 2013
We hypothesize that North-South trade is associated with knowledge spillovers that create labor productivity gains … the South-North gap in labor intensities within a couple of decades if it were solely achieved through the trade channel. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010327537
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Exporting and labor demand: Micro-level evidence from Germany
Lichter, Andreas; Peichl, Andreas; Siegloch, Sebastian - 2014
It is widely believed that globalization affects the extent of employment and wage responses to economic shocks. To provide evidence for this, we analyze the effect of firms' exporting behavior on the elasticity of labor demand. Using rich, German administrative linked employer-employee panel...
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Offshoring and labor income risk
Hogrefe, Jan; Yao, Yao - 2012
This paper analyzes the impact increased offshoring has on labor income risk. It is therefore distinct from a large number of studies explaining the level effects of globalization on the labor market in that it takes a look at effects on second moments, i.e. the variance of incomes. It provides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010308485
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The energy-bias of North-South technology spillovers: A global, bilateral, bisectoral trade analysis
Hübler, Michael; Glas, Alexander - 2013
import-driven convergence and no robust difference between imports of intermediate and investment goods. Accordingly, trade … helps emerging economies follow a 'green growth' path, and trade-related policies can enhance this path. However, the … effects are economically small and require a long time horizon to become effective. Trade-related policies can become much …
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Offshoring and relative labor demand from a task perspective
Hogrefe, Jan - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
This paper provides new evidence on how offshoring shifts relative labor demand for tasks at the industry level. A novel theoretical mechanism, based on sorting of heterogeneous workers into occupations with task dependent offshoring cost, guides estimation. Cost shares of tasks are linked to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957628