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Factoryless Goods Producers in the US
Bernard, Andrew B.; Fort, Teresa C - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
This paper documents the extent and characteristics of plants and firms in the US that are outside the manufacturing sector according to official government statistics but nonetheless are heavily involved in activities related to the production of manufactured goods. Using new data on...
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Intellectual Property Rights and Efficient Firm Organization
Ponzetto, Giacomo AM - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
manufacturers where IP rights are weaker, and a switch from integration to outsourcing over the product cycle. Empirical evidence on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084191
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Vertical Integration and Technology: Theory and Evidence
Acemoglu, Daron; Aghion, Philippe; Griffith, Rachel; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
This paper investigates the determinants of vertical integration. We first derive a number of predictions regarding the relationship between technology intensity and vertical integration from a simple incomplete contracts model. Then, we investigate these predictions using plant-level data for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123944
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Organization of Multinational Activities and Ownership Structure
Mugele, Christian; Schnitzer, Monika - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
We develop a model in which multinational investors decide about the modes of organization, the locations of production, and the markets to be served. Foreign investments are driven by market-seeking and cost-reducing motives. We further assume that investors face costs of control that vary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791570
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Grossman-Hart (1986) Goes Global: Incomplete Contracts, Property Rights, and the International Organization of Production
Antràs, Pol - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 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...
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Productivity, Relationship-Specific Inputs and the Sourcing Modes of Multinationals
Defever, Fabrice; Toubal, Farid - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We investigate the roles of productivity and the specificity of inputs for the international sourcing strategy of firms which are part of a multinational network. We present a framework in which firms decide to import from a foreign independent supplier or from their related party abroad...
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Physical Capital, Knowledge Capital and the Choice Between FDI and Outsourcing
Chen, Yongmin; Horstmann, Ignatius J; Markusen, James R. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
There exist two approaches in the literature concerning the multinational firm's mode choice for foreign production between an owned subsidiary and a licensing contract. One approach considers environments where the firm is transferring primarily knowledge-based assets. An important assumption...
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Pricing, Investments and Mergers with Intertemporal Capacity Constraints
Christou, Charalambos; Kotseva, Rossitsa; Vettas, Nikolaos - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
decisions of the firms, examine their intertemporal pricing behavior, their incentives to merge, as well as the welfare … capacity instalment cost, a merger that turns the duopoly into a monopoly is welfare improving. …
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Outsourcing, Complementary Innovations and Growth
Naghavi, Alireza; Ottaviano, Gianmarco - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
the presence of search friction and incomplete outsourcing contracts, we show that the ex-post bargaining power of … a tension between the static and dynamic effects of outsourcing. The reason is that firms make their organizational … choices weighting the higher searching and contracting costs of outsourcing against the higher entry and foregone …
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Optimal Procurement When Both Price and Quality Matter
Asker, John; Cantillon, Estelle - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
A buyer seeks to procure a good characterized by its price and its quality from suppliers who have private information about their cost structure (fixed cost + marginal cost of providing quality). We solve for the optimal buying mechanism, i.e. the procedure that maximizes the buyer’s expected...
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