International Trade and Finance Association 15th International Conference
QUALITY DESIGN COST AND FOREIGN COMPEITION IN A SMALL ECONOMYJannett Highfill, Bradley University Download the Paper (PDF format) - May 18, 2005 Tell a colleague about it. Printing Tips: Select 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog if you have trouble printing. ABSTRACT: Consider an industry where a “home” and a “foreign” firm compete on the basis of both price and quality. Further, suppose cost considerations imply that potential market size is positively related to quality. This paper suggests that it is not necessarily the case that both the home and foreign firm will survive the opening of trade, but if they do world social surplus is greater in trade than in autarky. However, for social surplus to increase in both countries redistribution between countries may be required. Presented at the 15th International Conference,Istanbul, Turkey, May 2005.
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