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Pattern of Trade and Economic Development in a Model of Monopolistic Competition

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  • Jeffrey Sachs
  • Xiaokai Yang
  • Dingsheng Zhang

Abstract

The paper introduces differences in production and transaction conditions between countries into a model of monopolistic competition. It applies inframarginal analysis to show that, as transaction conditions are improved, the general equilibrium may jump discontinuously across different patterns of trade and economic development. A country may export a good in which it has exogenous comparative disadvantage if its endogenous comparative advantage dominates this disadvantage. Countries will choose a trade and development pattern to utilize their net exogenous and endogenous comparative advantages in production as well as in transactions.

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  • Jeffrey Sachs & Xiaokai Yang & Dingsheng Zhang, 2002. "Pattern of Trade and Economic Development in a Model of Monopolistic Competition," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 6(1), pages 1-25, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:rdevec:v:6:y:2002:i:1:p:1-25
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-9361.00136
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    1. Cheng, Wenli & Yang, Xiaokai, 2004. "Inframarginal analysis of division of labor: A survey," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 55(2), pages 137-174, October.
    2. Christis G. Tombazos & Xiaokai Yang & Dingsheng Zhang, 2005. "A Neo‐Heckscher–Ohlin Model of Trade with Endogenous Production Patterns," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 81(s1), pages 71-81, August.
    3. Xueping Jiang & Jen-Mei Chang & Hui Sun, 2019. "Inframarginal Model Analysis of the Evolution of Agricultural Division of Labor," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 7(12), pages 1-14, December.
    4. Fan, C. Simon, 2004. "Quality, trade, and growth," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 55(2), pages 271-291, October.

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    JEL classification:

    • F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General

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