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贸易协会的福利效应：智利鲑鱼出口行业的案例
Welfare Effects of Trade Associations: The Case of the Chilean Salmon Export Industry
摘要
This article examines the welfare consequences of a trade association in an exporting country on consumers in destination countries. We estimate a structural model of the Chilean Salmon exporting industry that endogenizes firms' pricing and export decisions. Our results show that the trade association has a positive effect on consumer utility and involves higher marginal costs of production, consistent with higher quality products. Reduced form analysis estimates price effects associated with trade association membership of 3 to 8 percent. Our counterfactual analysis reveals that eliminating the trade association would reduce consumer welfare by 1.7 billion USD in destination countries.
中文摘要
本文研究了出口国行业协会对目的地国家消费者的福利影响。我们构建了智利鲑鱼出口行业的结构模型，将企业的定价与出口决策内生化。研究结果表明，该行业协会对消费者效用具有正向影响，同时伴随着更高的边际生产成本，这与产品质量提升的结论一致。简化形式分析估计，行业协会成员身份带来的价格效应为3%至8%。反事实分析显示，若取消该行业协会，目的地国家的消费者福利将减少17亿美元。