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the number of firms, the average size of surviving firms, and markups. We extend previous studies by examining not only … in home tariffs decreases the number of establishments, firms average size, and markups. All of these three effects are … to be reflecting an increase in export profitability), a decrease in average size, while markups are mostly unaffected …
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prices, markups and productivity. We document these effects using firm product level data in Chilean manufacturing following … markups, suggesting that firms do not fully pass-through increases in productivity on prices whenever they have enough …
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In this article, we introduce an empirical framework to analyze how firm performance is affected by increased globalization. Using this framework, we discuss recent work on measuring the impact of various shocks firms face in the global marketplace, such as reductions in trade costs (through...
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(1995). Empirical results show that private label milks have the highest markups in spite of lower prices, which may explain …
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We study the repeal of a regulation that imposed maximum wholesale and retail markups for all but five fresh fruits and …
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We study the repeal of a regulation that imposed maximum wholesale and retail markups for all but five fresh fruits and …
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This paper examines how prices, markups and marginal costs respond to trade liberalization. Multi-product firms are …
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The world is replete with spatial frictions. Shipping goods across cities entails trade frictions. Commuting within cities causes urban frictions. How important are these frictions in shaping the spatial economy? We develop and quantify a novel framework to address this question at three...
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We adapt a theoretical model from the goods trade literature to test whether banks with a comparative cost advantage are more likely to enter foreign markets by means of foreign direct investment. We combine detailed proprietary bank-level data on the international activities of all German banks...
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The markup in Canada has exhibited non-stationary movements, rising steadily since the early 1990s. This implies the presence of a permanent markup shock which causes the desired markup ratio to shift permanently. It is shown that after a permanent positive markup shock, output, per-capita...
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