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new effects regarding markups response to consumer heterogeneity and trade liberalization. Specifically, the model … of markups, charged by monopolistically competitive firms across destination countries. …
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depend on how changes in ownership affect markups versus efficiency. We find that owner fixed effects contribute very little …
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in which firms' markups are endogenous to factor input choices based on technology levels, but are also affected by …
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approach that lets us to identify individual mark-ups. The results point out that tougher competition associated to openness … effect on average markups and the dispersion of performance variables is weaker. These results partially support the …
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the period 1990-2005. In doing so, it takes into account the type of imported products: final vs intermediate. Markups are … inputs show similar markups to non-importers. Additionally, the union bargaining power is smaller the more final …
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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 investigate theoretically and empirically how exporters adjust their markups across destinations depending on … unit, our model predicts that markups rise with distance and fall with tariffs, but these effects are heterogeneous and are …
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sellers charge markups over production costs and financial intermediation is costly, then buyer-seller pairs can save on their … overall financing costs by utilizing trade credit. We derive a model of trade credit and markups that captures this mechanism … this effect is stronger for complex products. Using Chilean data at the firm-level to estimate markups and at the trade …
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We investigate theoretically and empirically how exporters adjust their markups across destinations depending on … unit, our model predicts that markups rise with distance and fall with tariffs, but these effects are heterogeneous and are …
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This paper provides first firm-level evidence of the links between income inequality and the patterns of trade and export prices. We identify a theoretical mechanism behind these links, which suggests that a more unequal income distribution leads to higher average prices. We test the theory...
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