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Global sourcing of complex production processes

Schwarz, Christian; Südekum, Jens - 2011

We develop a theory of a firm in an incomplete contracts environment which decides on its complexity, organization, and … ; intra-firm trade ; offshoring ; vertical FDI …

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Tax-response heterogeneity and the effects of double taxation treaties on the location choices of multinational firms

Behrendt, Simon; Wamser, Georg - 2018

This paper examines location choices of multinational enterprises (MNEs). We particularly focus on the consequences of double taxation treaties (DTTs) and corporate profit taxes on the probability to choose a location. DTTs have become a key policy instrument used by countries to regulate...

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Vertical foreign direct investment : make, sell and (not) buy

Milliou, Chrysovalantou; Sandonís, Joel - 2016

According to conventional wisdom, multinational firms undertake vertical FDI in order to take advantage of cross-border factor cost differences and source the inputs from abroad at better terms. Recent empirical findings though document that this is not always the case. We provide theoretical...

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Global sourcing decisions and firm productivity : evidence from Spain

Kohler, Wilhelm; Smolka, Marcel - 2009

We investigate the link between productivity of firms and their sourcing behavior. Following Antràs & Helpman (2004) we distinguish between domestic and foreign sourcing, as well as between outsourcing and vertical integration. A firm's choice is driven by a hold-up problem caused by lack of...

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Service offshoring and export experience

Berlingieri, Giuseppe; Marcolin, Luca; Ornelas, Emanuel - 2021

selling abroad. Because offshoring requires larger sunk costs than domestic sourcing, some firms decide to offshore only when … between the domestic and the foreign market are greater. In turn, offshoring firms sell greater volumes, display less …

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Preferential trade agreements and tax competition for foreign direct investment

Raff, Horst - 2002

This paper examines how free-trade agreements and customs unions affect the location of foreign direct investment (FDI) and social welfare, taking into account that governments may adjust taxes and external tariffs to compete for FDI. Conditions are identified under which a free-trade agreement...

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Global firms, national corporate taxes : an evolution of incompatibility

Hebous, Shafik - 2020

How did the rise of multinational enterprises (MNEs) put pressure on the prevailing international corporate tax framework? MNEs, and firms with market power, are not new phenomena, nor is the corporate income tax, which dates to the early 20th century. This prompts the question, what is...

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Information frictions, investment promotion, and multinational production : firm-level evidence

Carballo, Jerónimo; Marra de Artiñano, Ignacio; Volpe … - 2021

While countries make use of a wide range of policies to attract multinational firms, identifying the effect of such policies is difficult. Combining firm-level data on both the location of these firms' foreign affiliates and detailed service-specific information from Costa Rica's investment...

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Optimal ownership and firm performance : an analysis of China's FDI liberalization

Eppinger, Peter S.; Ma, Hong - 2023

-rights theory of the multinational firm rationalizes these effects and their heterogeneity. …

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Offshoring under uncertainty

Kohler, Wilhelm; Kukharskyy, Bohdan - 2018

We develop a theoretical framework to explain firms' offshoring decisions in the presence of uncertainty. This model … sharp prediction of the prevalence of offshoring in a given industry: The propensity of firms to source intermediate inputs … particularly pronounced in industries with higher volatility. Combining industry-level data on the U.S. offshoring intensity with …

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