Identifying vertically differentiated products

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 106
Issue: 1
Pages: 32-34

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

Rauch (1999) introduced a product classification scheme that has since been widely used to empirically identify differentiated goods. Using firm-level data on export unit values, we provide direct evidence that this classification is well suited for capturing quality differentiation.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:106:y:2010:i:1:p:32-34
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24