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Transfer Pricing by U.S.-Based Multinational Firms
Jensen, J. Bradford; Schott, Peter K.; Bernard, Andrew B. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2006
This paper examines how prices set by multinational firms vary across arm's-length and related-party customers. Comparing prices within firms, products, destination countries, modes of transport and month, we find that the prices U.S. exporters set for their arm's-length customers are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248790
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Multinationals, Technology, and the Introduction of Varieties of Goods
Brambilla, Irene - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2006
Multiproduct firms and product turnover are widespread phenomena. This paper develops a theoretical framework that links advantages in R&D and variable costs with firm's ability to expand its portfolio of products. The framework is then applied to explain systematic differences in product...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005085260
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Grossman-Hart (1986) Goes Global: Incomplete Contracts, Property Rights, and the International Organization of Production
Antras, Pol - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
I survey the influence of Grossman and Hart's (1986) seminal paper in the field of International Trade. I discuss the implementation of the theory in open-economy environments and its implications for the international organization of production and the structure of international trade flows. I...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321289
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Facts and Fallacies about U.S. FDI in China
Branstetter, Lee; Foley, C. Fritz - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
Despite the rapid expansion of U.S.-China trade ties, the increase in U.S. FDI in China, and the expanding amount of economic research exploring these developments, a number of misconceptions distort the popular understanding of U.S. multinationals in China. In this paper, we seek to correct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005830241
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China's Exporters and Importers: Firms, Products and Trade Partners
Manova, Kalina; Zhang, Zhiwei - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009
This paper uses newly available data on Chinese trade flows to establish novel and confirm existing stylized facts about firm heterogeneity in trade. First, the bulk of exports and imports are captured by a few multi-product firms that transact with a large number of countries. Second, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004976959
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An Assignment Theory of Foreign Direct Investment
Nocke, Volker; Yeaple, Stephen Ross - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2004
We develop an assignment theory to analyze the volume and composition of foreign direct investment (FDI). Firms conduct FDI by either engaging in greenfield investment or in cross-border acquisitions. Cross-border acquisitions involve firms trading heterogeneous corporate assets to exploit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005088966
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Adjustment of State Owned and Foreign-Funded Enterprises in China to Economic Reforms,1980s-2007: a logistic smooth transition regression (LSTR) approach
Aizenman, Joshua; Geng, Nan - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009
This paper applies a logistic smooth transition regression approach to the estimation of a homogenous aggregate value added production function of the State Owned (SOE) and Foreign-Funded Enterprises (FFE) in China, 1980s-2007. The transition associated with the economic reforms in China is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005034349
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Outward FDI and Parent Exports and Employment: Japan, the United States, and Sweden
Lipsey, Robert E.; Blomstrom, Magnus; Ramstetter, Eric D. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2000
Within Japanese multinational firms, parent exports from Japan to a foreign region are positively related to production … in that region by affiliates of that parent, given the parent's home production in Japan and the region's size and income … level. This relationship is similar to that found for Swedish and U.S. multinationals in parallel studies. A Japanese parent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005575862
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Firm Exports and Multinational Activity Under Credit Constraints
Wei, Shang-Jin; Manova, Kalina; Zhang, Zhiwei - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
This paper provides firm-level evidence that credit constraints restrict international trade flows and affect the sectoral pattern of multinational activity. Using detailed customs data from China, we show that foreign affiliates and joint ventures have better export performance than private...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008876852
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Learning Versus Stealing: How Important are Market-Share Reallocations to India's Productivity Growth?
Harrison, Ann E.; Martin, Leslie A.; Nataraj, Shanthi - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
The new trade theory emphasizes the role of market-share reallocations across firms ("stealing") in driving productivity growth, while the older literature focused on average productivity improvements ("learning"). We use comprehensive, firm-level data from India's organized manufacturing sector...
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