may lead to a large increase in offshoring activities. -- Offshoring ; international trade ; vertical production chain …

In this paper, we develop a two-sector general equilibrium trade model which includes offshoring, sequential production … technological change affect equilibrium offshoring patterns. We show that, against common belief, a reduction in trade costs lowers …

In this paper, we develop a two-sector general equilibrium trade model which includes offshoring, sequential production … technological change affect equilibrium offshoring patterns. We show that, against common belief, a reduction in trade costs lowers …

We examine the setting of national competition policy in a two-country setting,emphasizing the relationship of trade to … equilibrium distributional effects of competition policy, therelationship of national competition policy to terms-of-trade gains … and losses,the implications of distinct national markets linked through trade (thestarting point for all trade theorists …

The National Treatment clause (NT) is the first-line defense in the GATT (and in most other trade agreements) against …. Furthermore, it requires a high degree of economic sophistication on behalf of trade negotiators in order for this beneficial …