model. By using direct measures of quality, we can recover estimates of parameters from a Melitz-based model of … heterogeneous firms. We then regress averages of the quality, price, and quantity shipped to a country on measures of its … attractiveness and entry costs. Champagne exhibits quality-sorting: more attractive markets tend to have lower average qualities and …

quality of business management. The research was based on a survey carried out over the Internet and was used to create a …

This paper investigates how income inequality affects the quality of imported products. In a heterogeneous-firms trade … model, I show that higher inequality increases total expenditure leading to a reduction in unit value and quality of … document that higher inequality is associated with lower unit value and lower quality of imported products. This negative …