Gabriel Gregorin Galera

We present new estimates of export quality, which account for Brazil’s characteristics. We estimate 15,114,700 observations’ set, composed of 5,230 products, in the HS6 nomenclature, and 170 countries, for the period 2002-2018, through a micro-based index. We also estimate potential quality indexes for the varieties out of the market as a proxy for the cutoff conditions. We notice that this can help policymakers know which varieties are closer to penetrate new markets. We found statistical validity in the theory with a probit panel and a survival analysis regression. We also found that higher-quality increases the probability of an export happen and then continue in the market and that higher trade barriers in the destinations markets reduce it.