Quality Product differentiation in Cee-Eu Intra-Industry Trade

Anna Ferragina

No 7, Departmental Working Papers of Economics - University 'Roma Tre' from Department of Economics - University Roma Tre

Abstract: In this paper we compute price/quality gap indicators to measure vertical intra-iundustry trade (VIIT) in EU markets at 3-digit NACE industry level. These indicators are then used to test some hypotheses relative to the determinants of the quality of trade of Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs). Two underlying models of VIIT are tested: a neo-H-O model (Falvey, 1981; Falvey- Kierzkowski, 1987), based on factor endowment, and an “economic geography” model, based on market size and economic integration (Greenaway-Torstensson, 1997). The explanatory variables (proxies for human capital, physical capital, market size and market integration) affect the dependent variable (unit-value differences) with relevant and significant coefficients. The negative sign for the variable human capital, interacted with the dummy for CEECs, suggests the existence of comparative disadvantages in the high-skill sectors for these countries. Moreover, the lower market size of CEECs could strengthen their disadvantage in high quality segments of production. However, the geographic proximity to the core of Europe and the integration process, which are strongly correlated with high quality trade, could make faster the process of catching up.

Keywords: neo H-O Models of Trade; Quality differentiation; Economic geography; Intra-industry trade; Economic integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F11 F12 F14 F15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 57
Date: 1998-12
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