Identifying vertically differentiated products

Paulo Bastos and Joana Silva

Economics Letters, 2010, vol. 106, issue 1, 32-34

Abstract: Rauch (1999) introduced a product classification scheme that has since been widely used to empirically identify differentiated goods. Using firm-level data on export unit values, we provide direct evidence that this classification is well suited for capturing quality differentiation.

Keywords: Vertical; differentiation; Exporting; Rauch's; (1999); classification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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