Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Richard Chisik
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Chisik
Author-Email: rchisik@economics.ryerson.ca 
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
Title: Export Industry Policy and Reputational Comparative Advantage
Abstract: Country-of-origin reputations are endogenized in this paper and it is shown that otherwise identical countries
can be correctly perceived as differing in their percentage of high-quality producers. These self-fulfilling
reputations determine not only the average quality of a country’s exports but also the type of products in
which a country specializes. Hence, the pattern of international trade can be determined by this
“reputational comparative advantage.” An inferior country-of-origin reputation leads to lower national
welfare, therefore, several trade and industrial policies that can improve country-of-origin reputation are
examined.
Classification-JEL: F12, F13, J71, L15 
Keywords: Country-of-Origin, Quality Reputations, Statistical Discrimination, Industrial Policy.
Length: 36 pages
Creation-Date: 2010-08
Number: 017
File-URL: http://economics.ryerson.ca/workingpapers/wp017.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Handle: RePEc:rye:wpaper:wp017