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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968614203321

Titolo

The organization of firms in a global economy / / edited by Elhanan Helpman, Dalia Marin, Thierry Verdier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2008

ISBN

9780674038547

0674038541

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Classificazione

QM 000

Altri autori (Persone)

HelpmanElhanan

MarinDalia

VerdierThierry <1961->

Disciplina

338.8/8

Soggetti

International business enterprises

International trade

Globalization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contractual frictions and global sourcing / Pol Abtras and Elhanan Helpman -- The boundaries of the multinational firm : an empirical analysis / Nathan Nunn and Daniel Trefler -- Contract enforcement, comparative advantage, and long-run growth / Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano -- The dynamics of firm-level adjustments to trade liberalization / James A. Costantini and Marc J. Melitz -- Competing in organizations : firm heterogeneity and international trade / Dalia Marin and Thierry Verdier -- Optimal choice of produce scope for multiproduct firms under monopolistic competition / Robert C. Feenstra and Hong Ma -- Firm heterogeneity, intra-firm trade, and the role of central locations / Stephen Ross Yeaple -- Export dynamics in Colombia : firm-level evidence / Jonathan Eaton ... [et al.] -- Fair wages and foreign sourcing / Gene M. Grossman and Elhanan Helpman -- Organizing offshoring : middle managers and communication costs / Pol Antras, Luis Garicano, and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg.

Sommario/riassunto

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.