". Productivity is modeled as is standard in the literature. Caliber is the ability to produce quality using few fixed inputs. While … to single-attribute models of firm heterogeneity emphasizing either productivity or the ability to produce quality, our …We develop a model of international trade with two sources of firm heterogeneity: "productivity" and "caliber …

addition to "productivity", firms are also heterogeneous in their "caliber" {the ability to produce quality using fewer fixed …We develop a model of international trade with export quality requirements and two dimensions of firm heterogeneity. In … inputs. Compared to singleattribute models of firm heterogeneity emphasizing either productivity or the ability to produce …

productivity”, defined as firms' ability to develop high-quality products spending small fixed outlays. The distinction between … these two sources of productivity, together with the assumption that iceberg trade costs decrease with quality, delivers … productivity”, which is how we denote the standard concept of productivity as modeled in the literature. The second one is “product …

quality. We model theoretically the effects of real exchange rate changes on the optimal price and quantity responses of firms … that export multiple products with heterogeneous levels of quality. The model shows that the elasticity of demand perceived … by exporters decreases with a real depreciation and with quality, leading to more pricing-to-market and to a smaller …

The average value of a particular class of agricultural exports varies widely across different destinations. This … offset higher costs by raising their average prices by contracting exports to lower value destinations? If the difference in … reflects differences in the quality of goods exported to different destinations, the answer is “no.” This paper use a variety …

markups, quality and productivity while measuring/interpreting the pass-through of trade costs into welfare. Robust to the … of productivity, suggesting that lower trade costs are associated with higher-quality imports that have been produced … decomposed into their components, the positive contribution of quality dominates in all cases, followed by the negative effects …

, exploring the determinants of entry to and survival in export markets, with firm level productivity as a key driver. This paper …

manifest as higher variable trade costs for lower quality firms. In addition to "productivity", firms are also heterogeneous in …We develop a model of international trade with two dimensions of firm heterogeneity and export quality constraints that … their "caliber" -- the ability to develop high-quality products with lower fixed outlays. The model predicts various …

, we relax their assumption of unchanged quality over time and apply this index to export prices of the ten CESEE EU Member … prices (unit values) increased stronger in CESEE10 countries as compared with their competitors, the average quality of their …