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Procurement : the transaction costs perspective in a globalising world
Butter, Frank A. G. den - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003643956
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Trade between China and the Netherlands : a case study of globalization
Butter, Frank A. G. den; Hayat, Raphie - 2008 - Version 12 February 2008
-house offshoring to China is a major determinant of Dutch import growth from China. Dutch firms tend to offshore production in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011374425
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Productivity gains from offshoring : an empirical analysis for the Netherlands
Butter, Frank A. G. den; Pattipeilohy, Christiaan - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003644096
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Productivity gains from offshoring : an empirical analysis for the Netherlands
Butter, Frank A. G. den; Pattipeilohy, Christiaan - 2007 - This version: 19 November 2007
A major question in the globalization debate is whether outsourcing and offshoring activities are beneficial to the …, using a recent theory on trade in tasks. A production function is estimated for the Netherlands for the period 1972-2001. It … suggests that the effect of offshoring manufacturing and services on total factor productivity (TFP) is positive and larger …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011373831
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Procurement: the transaction costs perspective in a globalising world
Butter, Frank A. G. den - 2007 - This version: 19 November 2007
Fragmentation of production into more and more complex supply chains is a prominent feature of globalisation. It implies that transaction costs as part of total costs of ownership carry a large weight in procurement decisions. An analysis of the various types of transaction costs is also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011373829
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Globalization, roundaboutness, and relative wages
Francois, Joseph F.; Grier, Kevin; Nelson, Douglas R. - 2004
We depart from the trade and wages literature and its emphasis on North-South trade, examining North-North by developing the basic linkages between trade-based integration and relative wages in an Ethier-type division of labor model. Using this model we identify a formal relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334843
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Controlling inventories in a supply chain : a case study
Musalem, Eric Porras; Dekker, Rommert - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001791804
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Private interests and government policy in a global world
Jones, Ronald Winthrop - 2000
and outsourcing of production.. Emphasized is thepossibility of a "civil war" scenario wherebygovernment attempts to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011303880
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Dumping in a global world
Moraga-González, José Luis; Viaene, Jean-Marie - 2004
Anti-dumping actions are now the trade policy of choice of developing and transition economies. To understand why these economies have increasingly applied anti-dumping laws, we build a simple theoretical model of vertical intra-industry trade and investigate the strategic incentives of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011342568
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Globalization, globalisation
Ethier, Wilfred - 2002
This paper addresses a complex of globalization issues: the effect of globalization on the skill premium; the effect of … globalization on unemployment; the relative importance of globalization and exogenous technical change; the effect of globalization …, I assume that out-sourcing and unskilled labor are highIy substitutable and that equipment and skilIed labor are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011327534