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Quality, productivity and exporting decisions of heterogeneous firms

Bald, Fabian
(2017)

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Supervisors
Mayneris, Florian ; Toulemonde, Eric
Faculty
Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales, politiques et de communication
Degree label
Master [120] en sciences économiques, orientation générale
Abstract
I analyze separately the impact of quality and productivity on prices, mark-ups and export status of firms under different trade cost and preference specifications. To this end I develop a model where firms are heterogeneous across these two dimensions. Domestic producers of different qualities are of similar size as long as their quality-adjusted prices are identical. Only when initially identical firms start exporting their mark-ups, profits and mark-ups will differ.