In international trade apples do fall far from the tree: analysis of variation in quality of exports and imports in clothing industry

The paper analyses the distribution of unit values in clothing exports and imports to find results that are consistent all mainstream trade theories. Although richer countries on average export and import higher quality products, they import and export over a larger range of quality levels that partially overlaps with that of the poorer countries.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Kandogan, Yener
Published in:	Global Business and Economics Review. - Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, ISSN 1097-4954. - Vol. 14.2012, 4, p. 308-321
Publisher:	Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
Subject:	unit values \| Heckscher-Ohlin theory \| new trade theory \| product cycle theory \| export quality \| import quality \| exports \| imports \| clothing industry \| garment industry \| apparel industry

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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