Autori
Federico, Stefano
Felettigh, Alberto

Titolo
Measuring the price elasticity of import demand in the destination markets of italian exports
Periodico
Economia e politica industriale
Anno: 2011 - Volume: 38 - Fascicolo: 1 - Pagina iniziale: 127 - Pagina finale: 162

We compare the price elasticity of import demand in the destination markets of Italian exports to the price elasticity in the destination markets of the other main euro-zone countries’ exports. We use the elasticities of substitution across varieties estimated for each destination market by Broda, Greenfield and Weinstein (2006). We find that Italy exports to markets that have, on average, lower price elasticity than the markets to which France, Germany and Spain sell their exports. The result is mainly driven by the motor vehicle and other transport equipment sectors. Net of these two industries, the average export elasticities of the four countries are basically identical. The sectoral and geographical composition of Italian exports therefore does not seem to expose them to a relatively more elastic demand, contrary to the indications found in part of the literature.



SICI: 0391-2078(2011)38:1<127:MTPEOI>2.0.ZU;2-D
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