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International Trade and Commercial Policy for Durable Goods
Author(s) -
Goering Gregory E.,
Pippenger Michael K.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
review of international economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.513
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1467-9396
pISSN - 0965-7576
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9396.00221
Subject(s) - durable good , durability , economics , product (mathematics) , oligopoly , quality (philosophy) , production (economics) , industrial organization , international trade , microeconomics , international economics , computer science , cournot competition , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , epistemology , database
Many commodities traded internationally are durable in nature. A dynamic durable goods oligopoly trade model is analyzed. The analysis indicates that the pattern of intraindustry trade depends fundamentally on the quality or durability of the firms’ output. Indeed, product durability influences the effectiveness of commercial policy. For example, as domestic product durability rises, an increase in domestic tariffs has a smaller impact on domestic production. In addition, the model uncovers a previously unrecognized avenue by which product quality standards act as a barrier to trade. The results may help explain some of the empirical anomalies found in the literature.