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Location of R&D and High-Tech Production by Vertically Integrated Multinationals

Ekholm, Karolina; Hakkala, Katariina - 2004

This paper presents evidence that, in Europe, production of high-tech goods is attracted to large markets, while R&D activities tend to be located away from them. In order to explain this phenomenon, we develop a two-country general equilibrium model where firms make separate choices about the...

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The Effect of Offshoring on Labor Demand: Evidence from Sweden

Ekholm, Karolina; Hakkala, Katariina - 2005

We analyze the effects of offshoring of intermediate input production on labor demand in Sweden, distinguishing between … offshoring …

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High-Technology Subsidies in General Equilibrium: A Sector-Specific Approach

Ekholm, Karolina; Torstensson, Johan - 1996

We use a specific-factor model to examine the conditions under which policy-makers are able to increase aggregate production of high-tech goods by production or R&D-subsidies in the short and long run. The difficulties for the policy-makers in designing a subsidy scheme that succeeds in...

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Trade and Location with Horizontal and Vertical Multi-Region Firms

Ekholm, Karolina; Forslid, Rikard - 1998

This paper analyses the effect on agglomeration tendencies of allowing firms to become multi-region firms in a standard model of trade and location. More specifically, we introduce horizontal and vertical multi-region firms into the core-periphery (CP) model developed by Krugman (1991). The...

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International outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand in the United Kingdom

Hijzen, Alexander (contributor); Görg, Holger (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

"This paper investigates empirically the link between international outsourcing and the skill structure of labour … demand in the United Kingdom. It is the first detailed study of this issue for the UK. Outsourcing is calculated using import … factor demands, our main results show that international outsourcing has had a strong negative impact on the demand for …

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International fragmentation and relative wages in the UK

Hijzen, Alexander (contributor); Görg, Holger (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Revealed Factor Abundance and the Factor Content of Trade in Headquarter Services

Ekholm, Karolina - 1995

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Swedish Multinational Corporations: Recent Trends in Foreign Activities

Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Ekholm, Karolina; Grundberg, Lennart - 1996

This paper presents recent trends in the foreign activities of Swedish multinationals. The focus is on the distribution of production and R&D between the MNCs' domestic and foreign units, and the pattern of trade within the firms. Issues concerning entry modes and the importance of information...

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Swedish Multinationals and Competition from High- and Low-Wage Locations

Braconier, Henrik; Ekholm, Karolina - 1999

This study uses data on Swedish multinationals to estimate cross elasticities of labour demand in different locations. With a vertical decomposition of the firm's activities, whether there is substitution or complementarity between employment in different parts of the firm will depend on whether...

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Does FDI Work as a Channel for R&D Spillovers? Evidence Based on Swedish Data

Braconier, Henrik; Ekholm, Karolina; Midelfart Knarvik, … - 2001

Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are important in transmitting technology across national borders. Not only do they allow for transfer of technology within the firm, but it is also believed that they are important channels for international R&D spillovers as well. This paper analyzes empirically...

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