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Spillovers, Foreign Investment, and Export Behavior

Aitken, Brian - 1994

Case studies of export behavior suggest that firms who penetrate foreign markets reduce entry costs for other potential exporters, either through learning by doing or through establishing buyer- supplier linkages. We pursue the idea that spillovers associated with one firm's export activity...

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Trade Wars : The Exaggerated Impact of Trade in Economic Debate

Freeman, Richard B. - 2003

The rules governing trade and capital flows have been at the center of controversy as globalization has proceeded. One … market. Changes in trade policy have had modest impacts on labour market. Other aspects of globalization -- immigration …

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One Ring to Rule Them All? Globalization of Knowledge and Knowledge Creation

Freeman, Richard B. - 2013

This paper directs attention at the globalization of knowledge and knowledge creation as the fundamental global driver … of economic outcomes in today's information economy. It documents the globalization of knowledge and spread of scientific … the key component in productivity and growth, its spread and creation is the one ring of globalization that rules the more …

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The Value of Information in International Trade : Gains to Outsourcing through Hong Kong

Feenstra, Robert C. - 2002

In this paper, we estimate the benefits to countries that purchase goods from China of having access to intermediary services provided by Hong Kong. Traders in Hong Kong supply information on markets and producers in China, which provides welfare gains to foreign firms using these services....

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Intermediaries in Entrepot Trade : Hong Kong Re-Exports of Chinese Goods

Hanson, Gordon H. - 2001

In this paper, we examine Hong Kong's role in intermediating trade between China and the rest of the world. Hong Kong distributes a large fraction of China's exports. Net of customs, insurance, and freight charges, re-exports of Chinese goods are much more expensive when they leave Hong Kong...

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Productivity Measurement and the Impact of Trade and Technology on Wages : Estimates for the U.S., 1972-1990

Feenstra, Robert C. - 1997

We develop an empirical framework to assess the importance of trade and technical change on the wages of production and nonproduction workers. Trade is measured by the foreign outsourcing of intermediate inputs, while technical change is measured by the shift towards high-technology capital such...

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Localization Economies, Vertical Organization and Trade

Hanson, Gordon H. - 1994

This paper develops a model of regional production networks based on localization economies. I consider an industry with two activities: one with location-specific external economies, the other with constant returns. Under autarky, localization economies imply the formation of an industry...

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On the Labor Market Effects of Immigration and Trade

Borjas, George J. - 1991

In the 1980s, the wages and employment rates of less-skilled Americans fell relative to those of more-skilled workers. This paper examines the contribution of the continuing inflow of less-skilled immigrants and the increasing importance of imports in the U.S. economy to these trends. Our...

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Public Finance and Individual Preferences over Globalization Strategies

Hanson, Gordon H. - 2005

this paper we develop a framework for examining how pre-tax and post-tax cleavages may differ across globalization … appear to be crucial in shaping opinions towards alternative globalization strategies …

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The Geography of Trade and Technology Shocks in the United States

Autor, David H. - 2013

This paper explores the geographic overlap of trade and technology shocks across local labor markets in the United States. Regional exposure to technological change, as measured by specialization in routine task-intensive production and clerical occupations, is largely uncorrelated with regional...

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