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| dc.title | Can Online Markets Make Trade More Inclusive? |
| dc.contributor.author | Lendle, Andreas |
| dc.contributor.author | Olarreaga, Marcelo |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Productivity, Trade and Innovation Sector |
| dc.coverage | United States |
| dc.date.available | 2014-06-13T00:00:00 |
| dc.date.issue | 2014-03-01T00:00:00 |
| dc.description.abstract | Technology made available by online markets has signifcantly reducedthe cost of entry into international markets for small and medium sized firms, who can now reach far away consumers and create global reputa- tion as a seller at very low costs. Empirical evidence using data from eBay sellers shows that a large share of online firms exports, even though they are on average much smaller than traditional offline firms. We show that in a world where income inequality is driven by an uneven distribution of capital rents, online markets help to reduce income inequality by providing smaller firms access to international markets. |
| dc.format.extent | 31 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0006985 |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Can-Online-Markets-Make-Trade-More-Inclusive.pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.medium | Adobe PDF |
| dc.publisher | Inter-American Development Bank |
| dc.subject | E-Business |
| dc.subject | Trade Facilitation |
| dc.subject | Productivity |
| dc.subject.jelcode | F1 - Trade |
| dc.subject.jelcode | F6 - Economic Impacts of Globalization |
| dc.subject.keywords | Online platforms;Online markets;International markets;International trade;Income inequality;Online firms exports;eBay sellers;Foreign markets;Domestic market;Online trade |
| dc.type | Discussion Papers |
| idb.identifier.pubnumber | Discussion Papers |
| idb.operation | RG-K1212 |