The Organization of Firms in a Global Economy / / ed. by Elhanan Helpman, Thierry Verdier, Dalia Marin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)
• MitwirkendeR: Antràs, Pol,; Costantini, James A.,; Eaton, Jonathan,; Eslava, Marcela,; Feenstra, Robert C.,; Garicano, Luis,; Grossman, Gene M.,; Helpman, Elhanan,; Kugler, Maurice,; Ma, Hong,; Marin, Dalia,; Melitz, Marc J.,; Nunn, Nathan,; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P.,; Rossi-Hansberg, Esteban,; Trefler, Daniel,; Tybout, James R.,; Verdier, Thierry,; Yeaple, Stephen Ross,
• HerausgeberIn: Helpman, Elhanan,; Marin, Dalia,; Verdier, Thierry,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (366 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Introduction --; 1. Contractual Frictions and Global Sourcing --; 2. The Boundaries of the Multinational Firm: An Empirical Analysis --; 3. Contract Enforcement, Comparative Advantage, and Long-Run Growth --; 4. The Dynamics of Firm-Level Adjustment to Trade Liberalization --; 5. Competing in Organizations: Firm Heterogeneity and International Trade --; 6. Optimal Choice of Product Scope for Multiproduct Firms under Monopolistic Competition --; 7. Firm Heterogeneity, Intra-Firm Trade, and the Role of Central Locations --; 8. Export Dynamics in Colombia: Firm-Level Evidence --; 9. FairWages and Foreign Sourcing --; 10. Organizing Offshoring: Middle Managers and Communication Costs --; List of Contributors --; Author Index --; Subject Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674038547; 9783110756067; 9783110442205
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674038547
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Elhanan Helpman, Thierry Verdier, Dalia Marin.

Presents a new research program that is transforming the study of international trade. Until a few years ago, models of international trade did not recognize the heterogeneity of firms and exporters, and could not provide good explanations of international production networks. Now such models exist and are explored in this volume.