Arbeitspapier

Minimum quality standards and exports

This paper studies the interaction of a minimum quality standard and exports in a vertical product differentiation model when firms sell global products. If exante quality of foreign firms is lower (higher) than the quality of exporting firms, a mild minimum quality standard in the home market hinders (supports) exports. The minimum quality standard increases quality in both markets. A welfare maximizing minimum quality standard is always lower under trade than under autarky. A Minimum quality standard reduces profits for the exporting firm. It increases domestic welfare, but reduces welfare in the export market.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: cege Discussion Papers ; No. 248

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation
Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
Regulation and Industrial Policy: General
Thema
minimum quality standard
vertical differentiation
exports

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Birg, Laura
Voßwinkel, Jan S.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
University of Göttingen, Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research (cege)
(wo)
Göttingen
(wann)
2015

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Birg, Laura
  • Voßwinkel, Jan S.
  • University of Göttingen, Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research (cege)

Entstanden

  • 2015

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