This paper develops new estimates of export quality, based on bilateral data, which are far more extensive than previous efforts. The data cover 166 countries and hundreds of products over 1962-2014. The analysis finds that quality upgrading is particularly rapid during the early stages of development. There is significant cross-country heterogeneity in the growth rate of quality. Within any given product line, quality converges over time to the world...
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2017/9/14
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ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
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WPS8196
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2017/9/14
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Export quality in advanced and developing economies : evidence from a new data set
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early stage of development