This paper focuses on an unexamined area of trade, the behaviour of heterogeneous intermediate suppliers facing final producers of different ability and pursuing different strategies. We develop a theoretical model to analyse the choice of an intermediate supplier between selling to domestic...

This paper develops and analyzes a model of international trade comprising multiproduct firms that can produce a range of product varieties distinguished by quality. First, it analyses the within-firm distribution of product quality and argues that firms export decisions are sensitive to their...

We have calculated the economic value of forest hydrological services for Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Plant in Vietnam, which is a major power supplier for the capital Hanoi. Our valuation is based on measurements over a six year period from 2001 to 2006 in 240 permanent sample plots in different...

This study evaluates behavioural outcomes associated with a new approach - the government social franchise (GSF) model - developed to improve reproductive health and family planning (RHFP) service quality and capacity in Vietnam's commune health stations. A quasi-experimental design with a...