Ito, Tadashi; Okubo, Toshihiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012
Using the HS eight-digit product level trade data of EU countries for the period 1988 – 2010, we analyse Intra …-industry trade within EU countries as well as with Eastern European countries and with China. We find the Eastern European countries …’ rise up the quality ladder, and by contrast the substantially lower prices of China’s exports to EU countries vis …