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This paper examines if international trade can reduce total welfare in an international oligopoly with differentiated …
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I study the influence of minimum quality standards in a partial-equilibrium model of vertical product differentiation and trade in which duopolistic firms face quality-dependent costs and compete in quality and price in two segmented markets. Three alternative standard setting arrangements are...
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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...
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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...
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This paper examines if international trade can reduce total welfare in an international oligopoly with differentiated …
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This paper examines if international trade can reduce total welfare in an international oligopoly with differentiated … ; oligopoly ; product differentiation ; transport costs …
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When Northern firms undertake FDI in the South, the superior technology they bring to their Southern operations spills over to Southern firms. Technology spillovers accompanied by FDI often enable Southern firms to enhance their product quality. This paper explores a model that incorporates...
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We study how competitive pressure influences the make-or-buy decision that oligopolistic firms face between producing an intermediate component in-house or purchasing it from a domestic supplier. We model outsourcing as a bilateral relationship in which the supplier undertakes relationship...
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We examine optimal industrial and trade policies in a series of dynamic oligopoly games in which a home and a foreign … intertemporally are considered. We show that the home export subsidy, R & D subsidy and welfare are higher when government commitment …
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