[en] This paper investigates a trade model with many countries, many goods produced
in multiple quality versions and non-homothetic preferences. It studies the impact of
productivity, population changes and trade costs on the quality composition of exports.
The analysis embeds within the same model a series of empirical results about high-income
countries specialization and trade in higher quality goods. Product di¤erentiation matters
at explaining the volumes of trade quality. High-quality goods exhibiting a high degree
of di¤erentiation are traded only by high-income countries.
Disciplines :
Economie internationale
Auteur, co-auteur :
PICARD, Pierre M ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) > Department of Economics and Management (DEM)
Tampieri, Alessandro; University of Florence
Co-auteurs externes :
yes
Langue du document :
Anglais
Titre :
Quality and Trade with Many Countries and Industries