Endogenous quality and intra-industry trade

The stylized facts of international trade suggest that intra-industry trade predominates precisely where quality enforcement is a serious problem. To explain this phenomenon, I rely on a model of product quality assurance. Intra-industry trade flows between two identical countries are explained, wit...

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Main Author: McPhail, Edward Allan
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2001
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3027229