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-tech production. There are two agglomeration forces: R&D spillovers and backward linkages associated with high-tech production. The … dispersion of R&D activities are possible outcomes. Hosting an agglomeration of R&D activities does not necessarily lead to … welfare gains. -- monopolistic competition ; R&D ; high-tech production ; agglomeration economies …
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This paper examines if international trade can reduce total welfare in an international oligopoly with differentiated goods. We show that welfare is a U-shaped function in the transport cost as long as trade occurs in equilibrium. With a Cournot duopoly trade can reduce welfare compared to...
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This paper analyses the effects of non-tariff barriers, in terms of both variable and fixed export costs, on trade structure. The relationship between fixed and variable trade costs determines whether international trade emerges. If trade emerges, only variable, but not fixed export costs,...
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This paper analyses the effects of the Single European Market and Swedish Investment liberalisation on the structure of Swedish multinationals with their EU affiliates. The empirical results suggest that the determinants associated with horizontal and vertical multinationals have become...
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While many studies have documented deviations from the Law of One Price in international settings, evidence is scarce on the extent to which consumers take advantage of price differentials and engage in cross border shopping. We use data from 287 Swedish municipalities to estimate how responsive...
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of trade liberalizations. -- trade policy ; geography ; agglomeration ; manufacturing ; Indonesia …
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