On the emergence of intra-industry trade

Toru Kikuchi, Koji Shimomura, Dao Zhi Zeng

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Abstract

This note explores the determinants of intra-industry trade by extending the standard Chamberlinian-Ricardian monopolistic competition trade model (e.g., Krugman, 1979) to have a continuum of industries (e.g., Dornbusch et al., 1977). It shows that the degree of cross-country technical differences among industries plays an important role as a determinant of trade within each industry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15-28
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Economics/ Zeitschrift fur Nationalokonomie
Volume87
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006 Jan
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cross-country technical differences
  • Intra-industry trade
  • Technical standardization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Business, Management and Accounting(all)
  • Economics and Econometrics

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