Preferences, Country Bias, and International Trade.

B-Tier
Journal: Review of International Economics
Year: 1998
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Pages: 204-19

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

The paper analyzes international trade in a Ricardian world where consumer preferences exhibit country bias. In particular, consumers differentiate between identical physical goods by country of manufacture. In contrast to the classical Ricardian model, the pattern of international specialization in production depends on the preference structure. Possible equilibrium configurations include ones where both countries specialize incompletely and trade in both commodities, as well as situations where the pattern of specialization and trade is the reverse of that in the classical Ricardian world. Both interindustry and intraindustry trade can occur simultaneously, though there are no market imperfections or scale economies. Copyright 1998 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:reviec:v:6:y:1998:i:2:p:204-19
Journal Field
International
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29