TRADE POLICY AND MARKET POWER: FIRM‐LEVEL EVIDENCE

B-Tier
Journal: International Economic Review
Year: 2019
Volume: 60
Issue: 4
Pages: 1647-1673

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

This article identifies the effect of trade policy on market power through new data and a new identification strategy. We identify market power by observing how exporting firms price discriminate across markets following variations in bilateral exchange rates. Pricing‐to‐market is prevalent in all countries in our sample, even among small firms, although it is increasing in firm size. More importantly, we find that the effect of nontariff measures (NTMs) is not isomorphic to that of tariffs. Whereas tariffs reduce the market power of foreign firms through rent‐shifting effects, NTMs reinforce the market power of nonexiting firms, domestic and foreign alike.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:wly:iecrev:v:60:y:2019:i:4:p:1647-1673
Journal Field
General
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-24