TY - BOOK AU - Antràs,Pol AU - Costantini,James A. AU - Eaton,Jonathan AU - Eslava,Marcela AU - Feenstra,Robert C. AU - Garicano,Luis AU - Grossman,Gene M. AU - Helpman,Elhanan AU - Kugler,Maurice AU - Ma,Hong AU - Marin,Dalia AU - Melitz,Marc J. AU - Nunn,Nathan AU - Ottaviano,Gianmarco I.P. AU - Rossi-Hansberg,Esteban AU - Trefler,Daniel AU - Tybout,James R. AU - Verdier,Thierry AU - Yeaple,Stephen Ross TI - The Organization of Firms in a Global Economy SN - 9780674030817 AV - HD2755.5 .O745 2008eb U1 - 338.8/8 22 PY - 2009///] CY - Cambridge, MA : PB - Harvard University Press, KW - BUSINESS & KW - ECONOMICS KW - Corporate Finance KW - Industries KW - General KW - Globalization KW - International business enterprises KW - International trade KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Finance / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Introduction --; 1. Contractual Frictions and Global Sourcing --; 2. The Boundaries of the Multinational Firm: An Empirical Analysis --; 3. Contract Enforcement, Comparative Advantage, and Long-Run Growth --; 4. The Dynamics of Firm-Level Adjustment to Trade Liberalization --; 5. Competing in Organizations: Firm Heterogeneity and International Trade --; 6. Optimal Choice of Product Scope for Multiproduct Firms under Monopolistic Competition --; 7. Firm Heterogeneity, Intra-Firm Trade, and the Role of Central Locations --; 8. Export Dynamics in Colombia: Firm-Level Evidence --; 9. FairWages and Foreign Sourcing --; 10. Organizing Offshoring: Middle Managers and Communication Costs --; List of Contributors --; Author Index --; Subject Index; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - Presents a new research program that is transforming the study of international trade. Until a few years ago, models of international trade did not recognize the heterogeneity of firms and exporters, and could not provide good explanations of international production networks. Now such models exist and are explored in this volume UR - https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674038547 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674038547 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780674038547.jpg ER -