Non‐tariff measures, product quality and import demand.
This article examines how trade effect of non‐tariff measures (NTMs) differs across quality segments of import market. NTMs reduce total import and force exit, while import from continuing partners increases, as well as their prices. Such effects are especially large for low‐end varieties. We constr...
| Publicado en: | Economic Inquiry Vol. 60; no. 2; pp. 870 - 901 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Apr2022
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