Measuring the Intensity of Competition in Export Markets

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Pinelopi Goldberg

Yale University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Yale University - Cowles Foundation; Peterson Institute for International Economics; Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Michael M. Knetter

Wisconsin School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Date Written: August 1995

Abstract

This paper develops an approach to measuring the intensity of competition in international markets. The method measures the degree of 'outside' competition faced by exporters located in one source country from firms located outside the source country. We use the elasticity of price and quantity to exchange rate shocks, which shift the relative costs of producers from a particular source country, to calculate our measure of outside competition. The measures are estimated using panel data on exports of U.S. linerboard and German beer to a variety of destination markets. The destination-specific panel data allow comparisons of outside competition across destination markets.

Suggested Citation

Goldberg, Pinelopi (Penny) and Knetter, Michael M., Measuring the Intensity of Competition in Export Markets (August 1995). NBER Working Paper No. w5226, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=225290

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