Cover von: Endogenous Market Structure, Trade Cost Reduction, and Welfare
Sugata Marjit, Arijit Mukherjee

Endogenous Market Structure, Trade Cost Reduction, and Welfare

Rubrik: Articles
Jahrgang 171 (2015) / Heft 3, S. 493-511 (19)
Publiziert 09.07.2018
DOI 10.1628/093245615X14322754804672
Veröffentlicht auf Englisch.
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Beschreibung
We show the long-run effects of a trade cost reduction in an oligopolistic industry. If the labor markets are competitive and the products are homogeneous, a lower transportation cost affects neither consumer surplus nor welfare of the importing country under free entry of domestic firms. If the products are imperfect substitutes, a lower transportation cost may reduce consumer surplus and welfare of the importing country. We also show the implications of a domestic labor union, free entry of domestic and foreign firms, integer constraint, and a tariff as the trade cost.