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The Organization of Firms in a Global Economy / ed. by Elhanan Helpman, Thierry Verdier, Dalia Marin.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009]Copyright date: ©2008Description: 1 online resource (366 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780674030817
  • 9780674038547
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.8/8 22
LOC classification:
  • HD2755.5 .O745 2008eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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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

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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