透過您的圖書館登入
IP:3.141.24.134
  • 期刊

Trade Policy and Oligopolistic Competition in a Product Line

貿易政策與寡占市場的產品群競爭

若您是本文的作者,可授權文章由華藝線上圖書館中協助推廣。

摘要


本文探討在寡占市場中貿易政策對進口財之品質與結構的影響。外國寡占廠商同時以產品數量與品質水準進行競爭。我們證明當進口國設定進口財最低品質水準之下,貿易政策會減少消費者人數並且從量關稅會提昇進口財品質水準。我們也發現在某些條件下,從價稅會降低進口財品質水準。再者,我們也證明進口配額會使進口財品質水準下跌產品價格卻上升,因而降低進口國社會福利。文中我們也得到當進口國提高進口財最低品質水準時,會導致消費者人數減少,但會提昇進口財之產品品質。最後,我們發現如果進口國設定進口財最高品質水準時,從量關稅會降低進口財品質水準。

並列摘要


We examine the trade policy effects on the quality and composition of imports in an oligopolistically competitive market. Foreign producers compete in quantity as well as in quality of outputs. We show that consumer exclusions always occur due to the trade policy and prove that a specific tariff upgrades the quality choice of some consumers who purchased the minimum quality requirement's quality level. However, the specific tariff does not affect the quality choice of the remaining consumers who purchased at a quality level higher than the minimum quality requirement (MQR). Under some conditions, an ad valorem tariff is shown to downgrade the quality of imports. Furthermore, a quota is also proved to downgrade the quality of imports, to lower the social welfare, and to raise the prices of imports. Moreover, we also investigate a policy with a quality ceiling on imports. In this regime we demonstrate that a specific tariff downgrades the quality choice of some consumers who purchased the maximum quality level. Finally, we derive the condition and demonstrate that an increase in the MQR results in a smaller market size and upgrades the quality of imports.

參考文獻


Aw, B. Y., Robers, M. J.(1986).Measuring Quality Change in Quota Constrained Import Market: The Case of U. S. Footware.Journal of International Economics.21
Baron, D., Myerson, R.(1982).Regulating a Monopolist with Unknown Costs.Econometrica.50
Besanko, D., Donnenfeld, S., White, L. J.(1987).Monopoly and Quality Distortion: Effects and Remedies.Quarterly Journal of Economics.52
Bhagwati, J. N.(1965).Trade, Growth and the Balance of Payments-Essays in Honor of G. Haberler.Chicago, IL:Rand McNally.
Bond, E. W.(1988).Optimal Commercial Policy with Quality-Differentiated Products.Journal of International Economics.25

延伸閱讀