Time zones, communications networks, and international trade

Toru Kikuchi

In the existing literature on trade theory, relatively few attempts have been made to address the theme of communications networks and the role of time zones. The book illustrates, with simple models of international trade, how the introduction of communications networks and the utilization of time zone differences can affect both the structure of international trade and world welfare. Other technological aspects of recent international trade (e.g., competition between international standards, the impact of switching costs on imported products' introduction) are also examined

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Kikuchi, Tōru
Publisher:	Abingdon [England] : Routledge
Subject:	Kommunikation \| Communication \| Komparativer Vorteil \| Comparative advantage \| Netzwerk \| Network \| Zeit \| Time \| Außenwirtschaftstheorie \| International economics \| Dienstleistungshandel \| Trade in services
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Extent:	Online-Ressource (xiv, 217 p) ill
Series:	Routledge studies in the modern world economy ; 90 Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy Ser.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Front Cover; Time Zones,CommunicationsNetworks, andInternational Trade; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part I Preliminaries; 2 Basic models of international trade I; 3 Basic models of international trade II; 4 A decomposition of the home market effect; 5 Monopolistic competition and distribution of trade gains; Part II Communications networks and time zones; 6 Country specificity of communications networks; 7 Interconnectivity of communications networks; 8 Interconnected communications networks and home market effects; 9 Time zones as a source of comparative advantage 10Service trade with time zone differences11 Growth with time zone differences; Part III Network effects and switching costs; 12 Direct network effects; 13 Indirect network effects; 14 Switching costs; 15 Foreign brand penetration; Part IV Cost heterogeneity and trade; 16 Increasing costs in product diversification; 17 Efficiency gaps and Heckscher-Ohlin trade patterns; 18Chamberlinian-Ricardian trade patterns; 19 Strategic export policies; 20Concluding remarks; Notes; Bibliography; Index Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	978-0-415-59312-0 ; 0-203-82802-X ; 978-0-203-82802-1 ; 978-0-415-59312-0
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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