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Unionized Oligopoly, Trade Liberalization and Location Choice

Lommerud, Kjell Erik; Meland, Frode; Sørgard, Lars - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

In a two-country reciprocal-dumping model, with one country unionized, we analyse how wage setting and firm location are influenced by trade liberalization. We show that trade liberalization can induce a unionized firm to move all production abroad. This cannot prevail in a corresponding,...

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On the Welfare Effects of Competition for Foreign Direct Investments

Fumagalli, Chiara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

This paper studies the effects of subsidy competition for the location of a multinational enterprise (MNE). We assume that a (poorer) region enjoys larger gains from the positive externalities associated with the inward investment but that the MNE would find it more profitable to locate to the...

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The Decision To Invest In A Low-Wage Country: Evidence From Italian Textiles And Clothing Multinationals

Barba Navaretti, Giorgio; Falzoni, Anna M; Turrini, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

In this paper we investigate the firm-specific factors that account for the decision to invest in low-wage countries on the part of Italian firms in the textiles and clothing sector. This analysis is motivated by the fact that our survey data show, between 1990 and 1997, a decline of average...

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Spiders and Snakes: Offshoring and Agglomeration in the Global Economy

Baldwin, Richard; Venables, Anthony J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

Global production sharing is determined by international cost differences and frictions related to the costs of unbundling stages spatially. The interaction between these forces depends on engineering details of the production process with two extremes being ‘snakes’ and ‘spiders’....

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Harnessing Success: Determinants of University Technology Licensing Performance

Belenzon, Sharon; Schankerman, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

We study the impact of incentive pay, local development objectives and government constraints on university licensing … performance. We develop and test a simple contracting model of technology licensing offices, using new survey information together … pay than public ones, but ownership does not affect licensing performance conditional on the use of incentive pay …

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Multinational Enterprises and New Trade Theory: Evidence for the Convergence Hypothesis

Barrios, Salvador; Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

According to the ‘convergence hypothesis’, multinational companies will tend to displace national firms and trade as total market size increases and as countries converge in relative size, factor endowments, and production costs. Using a recent model developed by Markusen and Venables (1998)...

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FDI and Domestic Investment: An Industry-Level View

Arndt, Christian; Buch, Claudia M.; Schnitzer, Monika - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Previous empirical work on the link between domestic and foreign investment provides mixed results which partly depend on the level of aggregation of the data. We argue that the aggregated home country implications of foreign direct investment (FDI) cannot be gauged using firm-level data....

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Technology Transfer and Spillovers in International Joint Ventures

Müller, Thomas; Schnitzer, Monika - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

This paper analyzes the effects of a potential spillover on technology transfer of a multinational enterprise and on the host country policy. In particular, we examine how both parties’ incentives can be controlled through the ownership structure in an international joint venture. In contrast...

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Determinants of International Activity: Evidence from the Chemical Industry

Fosfuri, Andrea - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

operations, joint-ventures and licensing, namely country risk and IPRs protection. Using a comprehensive database on investments …

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Liquidity Constraints and Linkages with Multinationals

Javorcik, Beata; Spatareanu, Mariana - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

Using a unique data set from the Czech Republic for 1994-2003, this study examines the relationship between a firm’s liquidity constraints and its supply linkages with multinational corporations (MNCs). The empirical analysis indicates that Czech firms supplying MNCs are less credit...

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