Moreno Martín, María LourdesRodríguez Rodríguez, Diego Antonio2023-06-202023-06-202009Rodriguez, Diego, y Lourdes Moreno. «The effect of international trade on markups distribution». Economics and Business Letters, vol. 2, n.o 1, febrero de 2013, p. 33. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.17811/ebl.2.1.2013.33-41.10.17811/ebl.2.1.2013.33-41https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/56735This paper presents empirical evidence about the relationship between market openness and markup distribution of manufacturing firms. The empirical analysis uses a panel data set of Spanish firms in the period 1990-2005, with a structural approach that lets us to identify individual mark-ups. The results point out that tougher competition associated to openness reduces the average of marginal costs and prices, while it increases the average firm size. However, the evidence about the effect on average markups and the dispersion of performance variables is weaker. These results partially support the theoretical predictions by the recent literature on efficiency heterogeneity and international trade and, in particular, Melitz and Ottaviano (2008).engtechnical reporthttps//doi.org/10.17811/ebl.2.1.2013.33-41https://www.unioviedo.es/reunido/index.php/EBL/article/view/9820open accessF12L60L13MarkupsMarginal costsSizeOpennessEconomía internacionalEconomía industrialComercio5310 Economía Internacional5304.03 Comercio exterior