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Joining Pre-existing International Production Networks : Implications for India’s Economic Integration to East Asia
Suh, Jeongmeen; Kim, Jong Duk - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
This study provides a conceptual framework to explain what kinds of difficulties a late-follower will suffer from when it tries to join pre-existing International Production Networks (IPNs). We consider the total production cost minimization problem by a multinational company (MNC) in allocating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278003
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Joining Pre-existing International Production Networks : Implications for India’s Economic Integration to East Asia
Suh, Jeongmeen; Kim, Jong Duk - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
This study provides a conceptual framework to explain what kinds of difficulties a late-follower will suffer from when it tries to join pre-existing International Production Networks (IPNs). We consider the total production cost minimization problem by a multinational company (MNC) in allocating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278071
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Graduating to Globalisation : A Study of Southern Multinationals
Demirbas, Dilek; Patnaik, Ila; Shah, Ajay - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
FDI by firms in developing countries is a recent phenomenon and demands a study of relationship between firm productivity and different modes of globalisation activities. This paper attempts to understand this relationship through ordered probit models, examining two key hypotheses using firm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363839
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Subsides for FDI : Implications from a Model with Heterogeneous Firms
Chor, Davin - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
This paper analyzes the welfare effects of subsidies to attract multinational corporations, in a setting where firms are heterogeneous in their productivity levels. I show that the use of a small subsidy raises welfare in the FDI host country, with the consumption gains from attracting more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363878
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Regional Trade and Investment Architecture in Asia-Pacific : Emerging Trends and Imperatives
Bonapace, Tiziana - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
Regionalism has become a key component of the new international order. It offers to the governments of developed and developing countries a new and attractive complementary strategy to multilateralism. Most countries of the world today belong to one or more regional trading arrangements of some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363396
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Expanding RP-US Linkages in Business Process Outsourcing
Rodolfo, Ceferino S. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector has experienced unprecedented global growth. This has greatly benefited the Philippines, where BPO has five main segments : call centers, medical transcription, animation, software development, and shared services. High population level, cultural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363562
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Intellectual Property Rights : Talking Points for RP-US FTA Negotiations
Tantuico, Delia S.; Zshornack, Errol Wilfred - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
technology. A strong intellectual property rights regime is necessary in order to attract foreign trade and direct investments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363657
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Emerging Multinationals : Trends, Patterns and Determinants of Outward Investment by Indian Enterprises
Kumar, Nagesh - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
This paper has analyzed the trends, patterns and determinants of outward Investments by Indian enterprises that have … increased notably since the onset of reforms. It finds that the sharp rise in outward investments since 1991 has been … accompanied by a shift in geographical and sectoral focus of Indian investments. It develops an analytical framework for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363777
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International Price Dispersion and Market Segmentation in Japan and the United States : Theory and Empirics
Fung, K.C.; Garcia-Herrero, Alicia; Ng, Francis - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
This paper focuses on the pricing behavior of Japanese and United States firms selling their identical products in New York City, Chicago, Osaka, and Tokyo. The authors utilize some simple models of international price dispersion and market segmentation that generate predictions about testable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277998
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Economic Implications of Deeper South Asian–Southeast Asian Integration : A CGE Approach
Wignaraja, Ganeshan; Morgan, Peter; Plummer, Michael; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
South and Southeast Asian economic integration via increased trade flows has been increasing significantly over the past 2 decades, but the level of trade continues to be relatively low. This underperformance has been due to both policy-related variables—relatively high tariff and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278063