Remarks at the Swiss National Bank-International Monetary Fund Conference, Zurich, Switzerland.

Remarks at the Swiss National Bank-International Monetary Fund Conference, Zurich, Switzerland.

This paper focuses on two distinct facets of globalization: the decrease in the trade costs of goods and the decline of communication costs between headquarters and production facilities within firms. When the unskilled have about the same wage in the two regions, the decrease of these costs...

This paper discusses globalization’s impact on production and distribution systems in emerging economies. On one hand, globalization has resulted in an increasing number of multinational corporations to adopt a platform strategy for their customers in emerging markets. On the other hand,...

Purpose ? The purpose of this paper is to apply the structure-conduct-performance theory and the strategic fit concept to examine the effects of globalization on markets, strategies, and performance of business-to-consumer firms in Brazil.Design/methodology/approach ? The paper takes a...