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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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2001
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Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3027229 |