An Empirical Analysis of Mark-ups in the Argentine Manufacturing Sector

Irene Brambilla and Dario Tortarolo

Department of Economics, Working Papers from Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Abstract: In this paper, we estimate mark-ups with plant level production data for Argentina from a structural model of cost-minimizing producers, as proposed by De Loecker and Warzynski (2012). We explore systematic differences across industries and plants. Our main findings are that mark-ups are higher in capital-intensive industries, and for plants that are more productive, larger, and more capital-intensive. Our findings are consistent with theories that predict larger mark-ups for more efficient firms and for higher quality products.

Keywords: Mark-ups; Productivity; Argentina. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L1 L6 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2014-05
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