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This paper studies the interaction of a minimum quality standard and exports in a vertical product differentiation … firms, a mild minimum quality standard in the home market hinders (supports) exports. The minimum quality standard increases …
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relative unit values of exports and imports. We used the five-digit SITC, Rev. 3 trade data for the Turkish manufacturing …
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Policy efforts to revitalise entrepreneurship and investment in Spain are key to generating growth and new jobs. The government has a substantial reform program to make it easier to do business in Spain, which should in some cases be deepened. Boosting economic growth requires a new generation...
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The textiles and garments (T&G) sector accounts for almost 50% of Pakistan’s exports and is the largest component of …’s exports. In addition, garments manufacturing is the least energy and capital intensive industrial activity and thus resonates …. This paper focuses on the following themes: First, structural changes and trends in T&G exports; second, the associated …
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There are two main options for companies to serve foreign markets: exports and foreign direct investment (FDI). Based …
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This paper investigates causal relationships between exports, imports, and economic growth in Malawi over the period … imports hypotheses in the long run, but they provide no evidence of any economic growth-driven exports. These results strongly …
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A parsimonious structural model of price and quantity dynamics is applied to Swedish exports and export prices for … of exports is very much in line with what the customer market model predicts: the market share adjusts slowly after a …
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This paper documents the importance of consumer taste in trade flows using Belgian firm-product customs data by destination. We identify consumer taste through the use of a control function approach and estimate it jointly with other demand parameters using a very flexible demand specification....
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This paper discusses the latest thinking in the relationships between the economics of trade, geography and industrial clusters. The aim of the paper is to explain the relevance of these various arguments for the economy of New Zealand and to suggest a possible public policy role for overcoming...
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We develop and structurally estimate a trade model in order to identify the importance of consumer taste. The model separates taste from quality and productivity (TFPQ) at the firm-product level. Export data by destination countries allow us to identify the level of taste from consumer...
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