@techreport{Gorg2010within,
abstract = {In this paper we analyze the relationship between gravity variables and f.o.b. export unit values using Hungarian firm-product-destination data. By taking firm-product level selection into account we show that export unit values increase with distance even for particular firm-product level selection and constant markups. The differences are important quantitatively; price differences in Hungarian exports between Germany and the US are about 30%. We also show that unit values are positively related to GDP/capita and that there is a weak negative relationship between unit values and market size. We propose two possible explanations: first, firms may export different quality versions of the same product to different markets. Secondly, directly exporting firms may capture part of the markups on transport cots in their f.o.b. prices.},
address = {Kiel},
author = {Holger G\"{o}rg and L\'{a}szl\'{o} Halpern and Bal\'{a}zs Murak\"{o}zy},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {D40; F12; 330; Export; price; selection; Hungary},
language = {eng},
number = {1596},
publisher = {Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)},
title = {Why do within firm-product export prices differ across markets?},
type = {Kiel working paper},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/30051},
year = {2010}
}
