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Markups, market imperfections, and trade openness: Evidence from Ghana

Damoah, Kaku Attah - 2018

This paper investigates the impact of Ghana's WTO accession on firm-level product and labour market imperfections. We exploit a rich dataset of firm-level information to estimate both markups and the degree of monopsony power enjoyed by manufacturing firms. Results suggest that price-cost...

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Parallel imports and innovation in an emerging economy

Mantovani, Andrea; Naghavi, Alireza - 2010

This paper studies the consequences of parallel import (PI) on process innovation of firms heterogeneous in their production technology. In an international setting where foreign markets differ with respect to their intellectual property rights regime, a move by a technologically inferior firm...

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Importer price effects of tariffs in the context of preferential trade agreements: The case of poultry in South Africa

Chien, Jing Woei; Edwards, Lawrence; Hlatshwayo, Ayanda - 2024

Using highly disaggregated customs-transaction-level data, we study the importer price effects of tariffs in the context of preferential trade agreements for South African imports of frozen bone-in chicken. We focus first on the firm-level impact of tariffs on import prices. Findings suggest no...

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Rules of origin and consumer-hurting free trade agreements

Mukunoki, Hiroshi; Okoshi, Hirofumi - 2019

This study examines how the rules of origin (RoO) of a free trade agreement (FTA) affect firms' pricing strategies. A value-added criterion (VAC) of the RoO requires firms to add more than a certain level of values within an FTA when firms use inputs originating from outside the FTA. The VAC may...

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The determinants of participation in global value chains: A cross-country, firm-level analysis

Urata, Shujiro; Baek, Youngmin - 2020

, covering 111 countries and 38,966 firms for the 2009-2018 period with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Our … technological capability are important for a firm, and technological capability is particularly important for SMEs to enable them to …. These attributes are particularly important for SMEs. Several policy recommendations and a future research agenda are …

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Demand and Supply Side Linkages in Exporting Multiproduct Firms

Eckel, Carsten; Flach, Lisandra; Meng, Ning - 2023

Products produced by a multiproduct firm can be linked through demand linkages or supply linkages. On the demand side, changes in the price of one product can affect the demand for a firm's other products through shifts in consumer expenditures. This is commonly referred to as the...

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Endogenous trade restrictions and exporters' pricing behaviour

Rovegno, Laura - 2013

This paper analyses the effect of antidumping (AD) duties on the pricing behaviour of exporters targeted with these measures. Using product and firm-level data for South Korea, the study provides evidence of increased export unit values and firms' markups following the imposition of AD ad...

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Anti-dumping jumping: Reciprocal anti-dumping and industrial location

Haaland, Jan I.; Wooton, Ian - 1996

Anti-dumping policies are often justified as legitimate actions by governments in their efforts to protect domestic producers from unfair foreign competition. We investigate the impact of anti-dumping rules on firms' production decisions as to how much and where to produce. Anti-dumping measures...

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The political economy of EU anti-dumping reform

De Bièvre, Dirk; Eckhardt, Jappe - 2010

In this paper, we provide a political economy account of the European Union's failed attempt to reform its anti-dumping legislation between 2006 and 2008. We review the role played by different interest groups, and the way public authorities at both European Commission and member state level...

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India-Pakistan trade: A case study of the pharmaceutical sector

Ahmed, Vaqar; Batool, Samavia - 2014

This paper attempts to evaluate the possible gains and losses arising from the gradual opening up of pharmaceutical trade between India and Pakistan. We explain the comparative advantages of both countries at a disaggregated level, followed by a qualitative analysis of various perceptions and...

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