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Trade, productivity and (mis)allocation
Berthou, Antoine; Chung, Jong Hyun; Manova, Kalina; … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012196267
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Import-competition, market power and productivity change
Traca, Daniel A. - 1997
We explore how the competitive pressure of imports affects productivity, at the firm level. There are two conflicting … effects of import-competition: the pro-competitive effect fosters productivity, while the direct effect hinders it. The pro … productivity gap, the firm shuts down. Here, a temporary tariff sways the firm to fight, and ensures survival, which is welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417806
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Economic incentives and international trade
Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika - 1997
This paper studies the importance of incentives as a determinant of international trade flows. We argue that barter, countertrade and foreign direct investment can be seen as efficient institutions that mitigate contractual hazards which arise in technology trade, marketing and imperfect capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417816
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Trapped factors and China's impact on global growth
Bloom, Nicholas; Romer, Paul Michael; Terry, Stephen; … - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010340169
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Product mix and firm productivity responses to trade competition
Mayer, Thierry; Melitz, Marc J.; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P. - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011529681
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Import competition, heterogeneous preferences of managers and productivity
Chen, Cheng; Steinwender, Claudia - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012196344
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Coming to grips with competitiveness and productivity : a paper prepared for EPAC
Hilmer, Frederick G. - 1991
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000837119
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Welfare policy in the presence of unionised labour and internationally mobile firms
Rocha-Akis, Silvia; Schöb, Ronnie - 2009
In oligopolistic industries that are unionised and may be affected by offshoring, falling offshoring costs have a moderating effect on trade unions. They will accept lower sector wages in order to discourage mobile forms from leaving the country. Since such wages are independent of the workers'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003931419
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Outsourcing motives, competitiveness and taxation
König, Jan - 2010
This paper shows the strategic aspects of international outsourcing in an oligopolistic market, if outsourcing is attractive because of fixed cost savings. We show that outsourcing decisions are strategic substitutes. Furthermore, we demonstrate that due to decreasing individual output,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008796598
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The roles of import competition and export opportunities for technical change
Steinwender, Claudia - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010503981