On the Persistence of Leadership or Leapfrogging in International Trade

This file is part of IDEAS, which uses RePEc data

On the Persistence of Leadership or Leapfrogging in International Trade

Author Info

Massimo MOTTA
Jean-François THISSE
Antonio CABRALES

Additional information is available for the following registered author(s):

Abstract

When two countries starting from different quality levels (reflecting different conditions on domestic market demands) open to trade, two possible equilibria arise. In the first one, the quality leader maintains its position. In the second, leapfrogging occurs. However, the latter is possible only if the initial quality gap is not too wide. Further, when the risk dominance criterion is used, only the former equilibrium is selected.

Download Info
To our knowledge, this item is not available for download. To find whether it is available, there are three options:
1. Check below under "Related research" whether another version of this item is available online.
2. Check on the provider's web page whether it is in fact available.
3. Perform a search for a similarly titled item that would be available.

Publisher Info
Paper provided by Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, DEEP in its series Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'Econométrie et d'Economie politique (DEEP) with number 9625.

Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML (with abstract), plain text (with abstract), BibTeX, RIS (EndNote, RefMan, ProCite), ReDIF
Length: 19 pages
Date of creation: Dec 1996
Date of revision:
Publication status: Published in International Economic Review, vol. 38 (4), pp. 809-824
Handle: RePEc:lau:crdeep:9625

Contact details of provider:
Postal: Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, DEEP, Internef, CH-1015 Lausanne
Phone: ++41 21 692.33.64
Fax: ++41 21 692.33.65
Web page: http://www.hec.unil.ch/deep/publications-english/e-cahiers.htm

For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its listing, contact: (Claudine Delapierre Saudan).

Other versions of this item:

Article
- Motta, Massimo & Thisse, Jacques-Francois & Cabrales, Antonio, 1997. "On the Persistence of Leadership or Leapfrogging in International Trade," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 38(4), pages 809-24, November.
Paper
- Cabrales, Antonio & Motta, Massimo & Thisse, Jacques-François, 1995. "On the Persistence of Leadership or Leapfrogging in International Trade," CEPR Discussion Papers 1106, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

Find related papers by JEL classification:
F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies
F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets

Cited by:
(explanations, Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.)

José Luis Moraga-González & Jean-Marie Viaene, 2004. "Dumping in Developing and Transition Economies," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 04-125/2, Tinbergen Institute. [Downloadable!]
Other versions:
- José Luis Moraga-González & Jean-Marie Viaene, 2004. "Dumping in Developing and Transition Economies," CESifo Working Paper Series CESifo Working Paper No. , CESifo Group Munich. [Downloadable!]
Mina Baliamoune & Stefan Lutz, 2009. "Preemption, Predation, and Minimum Quality Standards," ICER Working Papers 20-2009, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research. [Downloadable!]
José Luis Moraga-González & Jean-Marie Viaene, 2004. "Anti-Dumping, Intra-Industry Trade and Quality Reversals," CESifo Working Paper Series CESifo Working Paper No. , CESifo Group Munich. [Downloadable!]
Other versions:
- José Luis Moraga-González & Jean-Marie Viaene, 2004. "Anti-dumping, Intra-industry Trade and Quality Reversals," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 04-124/2, Tinbergen Institute. [Downloadable!]
Antonio Cabrales & Walter Garcia Fontes & Massimo Motta, 1997. "Risk Dominance Selects the Leader. An Experimental Analysis," Economics Working Papers 222, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra. [Downloadable!]
Other versions:
- Cabrales, Antonio & Garcia-Fontes, Walter & Motta, Massimo, 2000. "Risk dominance selects the leader: An experimental analysis," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 18(1), pages 137-162, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
Theo S Eicher & Klaas vant Veld, 2000. "Search in Research: An Evolutionary Approach to Technical Change and Growth"," Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington 0005, Department of Economics at the University of Washington. [Downloadable!]
Other versions:
- Theo S Eicher & Klaas vant Veld, 2000. "Search in Research: An Evolutionary Approach to Technical Change and Growth"," Working Papers 0005, University of Washington, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
- Theo Eicher, 2002. "Search in Research: An Evolutionary Approach to Technical Change and Growth," Computing in Economics and Finance 2002 197, Society for Computational Economics.
Werner Smolny, 2003. "Determinants of innovation behaviour and investment estimates for west-german manufacturing firms," Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 12(5), pages 449-463, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
Jose-Luis Moraga & Jean-Marie Viaene, 2001. "Trade and Industrial Policy of Transition Economies," CESifo Working Paper Series CESifo Working Paper No. , CESifo Group Munich. [Downloadable!]
Olivier Bonroy & Christos Constantatos, 2005. "Minimum Quality Standards and Equilibrium Selection with Asymmetric Firms," Industrial Organization 0506009, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
Other versions:
- Olivier Bonroy & Christos Constantatos, 2008. "Minimum Quality Standards and Equilibrium Selection with Asymmetric Firms," Discussion Paper Series 2008_13, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, revised Oct 2008. [Downloadable!]
L. Lambertini & G. Rossini, 1996. "Vertical Differentiaiton, Trade and Endogenous Common Standards," Working Papers 263, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna. [Downloadable!]
Other versions:
- Luca Lambertini & Gianpaolo Rossini, 1997. "Vertical Differentiation, Trade and Endogenous Common Standards," CIE Discussion Papers 1997-18, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Industrial Economics.
- Lambertini, L. & Rossini, G., 1997. "Vertical Differentiation, Trade and Endogenous Common Standards," ASSET - Instituto De Economia Publica 160, ASSET (Association of Southern European Economic Theorists).
José Luis Moraga & Jean-Marie Viaene, 1999. "Endogenous Quality Effects of Trade Policy," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 99-094/2, Tinbergen Institute. [Downloadable!]
Dan Ben-David & Michael B. Loewy, 1997. "Free Trade, Growth, and Convergence," NBER Working Papers 6095, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
Other versions:
- Ben-David, Dan & Loewy, Michael B, 1998. " Free Trade, Growth, and Convergence," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 3(2), pages 143-70, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
E. Bacchiega & L. Lambertini & A. Mantovani, 2007. "Process and product innovation in a vertically differentiated industry," Working Papers 583, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna. [Downloadable!]
S Lutz, 2005. "Regulatory Standards Can Lead to Predation," The School of Economics Discussion Paper Series 0509, Economics, The University of Manchester. [Downloadable!]
Jose-Luis Moraga & Jean-Marie Viaene, 2001. "Procompetitive Trade Policies," CESifo Working Paper Series CESifo Working Paper No. , CESifo Group Munich. [Downloadable!]
Other versions:
- Moraga-Gonzalez, Jose Luis & Jean-Marie Viaene, 2002. "Procompetitive Trade Policies," Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002 141, Royal Economic Society. [Downloadable!]
Larry Karp & In Ho Lee, 1998. "Learning by Doing and the Choice of Technology," Levine's Working Paper Archive 2065, David K. Levine. [Downloadable!]
Lutz, Stefan, 2003. "Mutual Recognition of National Minimum Quality Standards may Support International Convergence," ZEW Discussion Papers 03-17, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research. [Downloadable!]
Other versions:
- Stefan Lutz & Mina Baliamoune-Lutz, 2003. "Mutual Recognition of National Minimum Quality Standards may Support International Convergence," Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Springer, vol. 3(4), pages 293-311, December. [Downloadable!]
Larry Karp & In Ho Lee, 2000. "Learning-by-Doing and the Choice of Technology: the Role of Patience," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series 857, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley. [Downloadable!]
Other versions:
- Karp, Larry S. & Lee, In Ho, 1998. "Learning-by-doing and the choice of technology : the role of patience," CUDARE Working Paper Series 857, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy.
- Karp, L. & Lee, I.H., 1998. "Learning-By-Doing and the Choice of Technology: The Role of Patience," Discussion Paper Series In Economics And Econometrics 9810, Economics Division, School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton.
- Karp, Larry & Lee, In Ho, 2001. "Learning-by-Doing and the Choice of Technology: The Role of Patience," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 100(1), pages 73-92, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
FRÉDÉRIC CARLUER, 2005. "Dynamics of Russian regional clubs: The time of divergence," Regional Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 39(6), pages 713-726, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
Stylianos Perrakis & Christos Constantatos & Jean Lefoll, 2008. "Financial Structure and Product Qualities," Discussion Paper Series 2008_15, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, revised Dec 2008. [Downloadable!]

Statistics

Access and download statistics

Did you know? IDEAS uses the data collected within the RePEc project, the largest online bibliographic database in Economics.

This page was last updated on 2009-11-22.

This information is provided to you by IDEAS at the Department of Economics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Connecticut using RePEc data on a server sponsored by the Society for Economic Dynamics.