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Export quality in the machinery sector: Some evidence from main competitors

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Ricotta, Fernanda
Mannarino, Lidia
Pupo, Valeria
Succurro, Marianna
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The paper compares the export quality of Italy, Germany, Japan and China. The empirical analysis is based on export unit value for a sample of machinery products exported to the USA over the decade 1996-2006. The results point to four stylised facts. First, Italy, Germany and Japan are positioned in production with high unit value. Second, some evidence of qualitative upgrading of Italian exports is found in the machinery industry. Third, German exports show the highest quality in all the machinery divisions. Finally, China has dramatically increased its medium-high technology exports in the course of the decade, but these are concentrated in the lowest quality segment of the market. Nevertheless, Chinese unit value of machinery exports are rising over time, suggesting a qualitative catching-up.

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Paper provided by University Library of Munich, Germany in its series MPRA Paper with number 12677.

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Keywords: Export Quality; Machinery Sector; Index Numbers;

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C43 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Index Numbers and Aggregation
F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Country and Industry Studies of Trade
L1 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

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