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Income-related biases in international trade : what do trademark registration data tell us?

Author:	Carsten Fink; Javorcik,Beata; Mariana Spatareanu;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 3150
Country:	World;	Date Stored:	2003/10/27
Document Date:	2003/10/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	The World Region
Report Number:	WPS3150	SubTopics:	Environmental Economics & Policies; Common Carriers Industry; Economic Theory & Research; Markets and Market Access; Free Trade; Transport and Trade Logistics; Access to Markets
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: Economists have long recognized that richer countries trade more among themselves than with poorer economies due to a closer match of exporter supply structures and importer preferences. In the literature, the closeness of supply and demand has traditionally been determined by the quality of products-as expressed in the so-called Linder hypothesis. This paper examines an extension of the Linder hypothesis by also considering the extent of horizontal product differentiation as another determinant of the closeness of supply and demand. The empirical analysis employs information on international trademark registrations to test whether richer countries import more from countries whose exports are of higher quality and exhibit a greater degree of product differentiation. The results lend support to the hypothesis in most consumer goods sectors but not in intermediate goods sectors.


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