Measuring the Intensity of Competition in Export Markets / Pinelopi K. Goldberg, Michael M. Knetter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldberg, Pinelopi K.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Knetter, Michael M.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w5226.

NBER working paper series no. w5226

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 1995.

Summary:

This paper develops an approach to measuring the intensity of competition in international markets. The method measures the degree of 'outside' competition faced by exporters located in one source country from firms located outside the source country. We use the elasticity of price and quantity to exchange rate shocks, which shift the relative costs of producers from a particular source country, to calculate our measure of outside competition. The measures are estimated using panel data on exports of U.S. linerboard and German beer to a variety of destination markets. The destination-specific panel data allow comparisons of outside competition across destination markets.

Notes:

Print version record

August 1995.