Trade disputes, quality choice, and economic integration
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Trade disputes, quality choice, and economic integration
Recent work demonstrates the importance of developing high quality output in order to compete in export markets and other recent studies verify the prevalence of fixed and ongoing trade costs while participating in those markets. I consider the joint choice of quality and export promotion costs when trade relationships are subject to temporary disputes. When transparency is low and macroeconomi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of International Economics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0022-1996
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2012.01.010