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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 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297292

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

The effects of quotas on vertical intra-industry trade

Lutz, Stefan - 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...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301130

Regulatory standards can lead to predation

Lutz, Stefan - 2005

I present a model of vertical product differentiation and exit where a domestic and a foreign firm face fixed setup costs and quality-dependent costs of production and compete in quality and price in the domestic market. Quality-dependent costs are quadratic in qualities, but independent of the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301198

Can taxing foreign competition harm the domestic industry?

Lutz, Stefan - 1998

The answer to the question in the title is yes for the case of ad-valorem taxes, a foreign industry that produces a vertically differentiated good of higher quality, and costs that take the form of qualitydependent fixed costs for both the foreign and domestic firm. The domestic industry loses...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301253

Analyzing trade opening in Ukraine: Effects of a customs union with the EU

Harbuzyuk, Oksana; Lutz, Stefan - 2004

model of Purdue University's Center for Global Trade Analysis is applied. The welfare measure evaluated is the change in … benefits for Ukraine from a bilateral tariff elimination on trade with the EU. As the model includes Ukraine in the aggregated … trade shares. The results of our simulations suggest that Ukraine’s EV is particularly sensitive to the inclusion of the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301303

International Strategic Choice of Minimum Quality Standards and Welfare

Lutz, Stefan; Pezzino, Mario - International Centre for Economic Research (ICER) - 2009

differentiation and trade. Three alternative standard setting arrangements are considered: Full Harmonization, National Treatment and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987985

Are Antidumping Duties an Antidote for Predation?

Lutz, Stefan; Gaisford, James; Shan (Victor) Jiang - International Centre for Economic Research (ICER) - 2009

duties were to provide a systematic defense against predation by foreign firms, however, a strong ''fair-trade …'' justification would remain. This paper adapts the classic entry-deterrence analysis of Dixit (1979) and Brander and Spencer (1981 … duties that are generally observed in practice will often be insufficient. Consequently, the paper challenges the ''fair-trade …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004966378

International Coordination of Quality Standards and Vertical Product Differentiation

Lutz, Stefan - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2003

and trade in which duopolistic firms face quality-dependent costs and compete in quality and price in two segmented …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097761

Mutual Recognition of National Minimum Quality Standards may Support International Convergence

Lutz, Stefan - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2003

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098227