The intensive and the extensive margins: not only an international issue

Marta Arespa Castello

Portuguese Economic Journal, 2013, vol. 12, issue 1, 34 pages

Abstract: Empirical evidence shows that quantity (intensive margin) and variety availability (extensive margin) have effects of different magnitude on populations’ welfare. Indeed, the pattern of a market dynamics may cause changes in welfare inequality. Low income consumers benefit more from quantity than high income consumers, who are more interested in enjoying variety. These facts have been usually addressed as consequences of trade liberalization by international trade theory. However, market dynamics are also present within the borders of every country. It is important to understand what forces, unrelated with international trade, affect these dynamics. This paper explores the transmission of different real shocks into market dynamics in a new-Keynesian closed economy. Results show that the source of the shock is crucial to determine the magnitude and direction of the effects on each margin. Copyright ISEG 2013

Keywords: Extensive margin; Innovation; Market dynamics; Endogenous entry; Real shocks; E32; E52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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