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Postal address:	Barbara J Spencer, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, 2053 Main Mall, V6T 1Z2, CANADA
Workplace:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA), (more information at EDIRC) Strategy and Business Economics Division, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2021

1. Intellectual Property Infringement by Foreign Firms: Import Protection through the ITC or Court
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article Intellectual property infringement by foreign firms: Import protection through the ITC or court, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2017

2. Oligopoly in International Trade: Rise, Fall and Resurgence
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (59)
   See also Journal Article Oligopoly in international trade: Rise, fall and resurgence, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (2017) View citations (59) (2017)

2015

3. Endogenous Horizontal Product Differentiation under Bertrand and Cournot Competition: Revisiting the Bertrand Paradox
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
4. Intra-Industry Trade with Bertrand and Cournot Oligopoly: The Role of Endogenous Horizontal Product Differentiation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
   See also Journal Article Intra-industry trade with Bertrand and Cournot oligopoly: The role of endogenous horizontal product differentiation, Research in Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (14) (2015)

2012

5. Contractual Versus Non-Contractual Trade: The Role of Institutions in China
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article Contractual versus non-contractual trade: The role of institutions in China, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2013) View citations (59) (2013)

2008

6. Trevor Swan And The Neoclassical Growth Model
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Trevor Swan and the Neoclassical Growth Model, History of Political Economy, Duke University Press (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

2005

7. Contractual Versus Generic Outsourcing: The Role of Proximity
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
8. International Outsourcing and Incomplete Contracts
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (156)
   See also Journal Article International outsourcing and incomplete contracts, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2005) View citations (147) (2005)

2003

9. Fees and Surcharging in automatic teller machine networks: Non-bank ATM providers versus large banks
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2002

10. Vertical Networks and US Auto Parts Exports: Is Japan Different?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Vertical Networks and US Auto Parts Exports: Is Japan Different?, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2004) View citations (29) (2004)

2001

11. Keiretsu and Relationship-Specific Investment: Implications for Market-Opening Trade Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Keiretsu and relationship-specific investment: implications for market-opening trade policy, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (43) (2002)

2000

12. Keiretsu and Relationship-Specific Investment: A Barrier to Trade?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Keiretsu and Relationship-Specific Investment: A Barrier to Trade?, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2001) View citations (52) (2001)
13. Strategic Trade Policy with Endogenous Choice of Quality and Asymmetric Costs
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Strategic trade policy with endogenous choice of quality and asymmetric costs, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (62) (2002)

1996

14. Quota Licenses for Imported Capital Equipment: Could Bureaucrats Ever DoBetter than the Market?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Quota licenses for imported capital equipment: Could bureaucrats ever do better than the market?, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (1997) View citations (4) (1997)
15. Rent-Shifting Export Subsidies with an Imported Intermediate Product
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Rent-shifting export subsidies with an imported intermediate product, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (1999) View citations (83) (1999)

1994

16. High-Cost Domestic Joint Ventures and International Competition: Do Domestic Firms Gain?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article High-Cost Domestic Joint Ventures and International Competition: Do Domestic Firms Gain?, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (1996) View citations (19) (1996)

1991

17. LABOUR-SAVING INNOVATION: UNION ATTITUDES UNDER OLIGOPOLISTIC COMPETITION: or Are Unions Luddites?
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics View citations (1)
18. Labour-Saving Innovation: Union Attitudes Under Oligopolistic Competition or Unions Luddites?
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (1)

1989

19. TRADE AND PROTECTION IN VERTICALLY RELATED MARKETS
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1989)
    See also Journal Article Trade and protection in vertically related markets, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (1992) View citations (63) (1992)
20. Trade Adjustment Assistance: Welfare and Incentive Effects of Payments to Displaced Workers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Trade adjustment assistance: Welfare and incentive effects of payments to displaced workers, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (1994) View citations (27) (1994)
21. VERTICAL FORECLOSURE AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1989) View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article Vertical Foreclosure and International Trade Policy, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (1991) View citations (65) (1991)

1988

22. Capital Subsidies and Countervailing Duties in Oligopolistic Industries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Capital subsidies and countervailing duties in oligopolistic industries, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (1988) View citations (8) (1988)
23. RAW MATERIALS, PROCESSING ACTIVITIES AND PROTECTIONISM
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Raw Materials, Processing Activities, and Protectionism, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (1989) View citations (6) (1989)

1986

24. International Oligopoly and Asymmetric Labour Market Institutions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1984

25. Export Subsidies and International Market Share Rivalry
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Export subsidies and international market share rivalry, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (1985) View citations (955) (1985)

1983

26. International R & D Rivalry and Industrial Strategy
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (313)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1983) View citations (332)
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University (1982) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article International R & D Rivalry and Industrial Strategy, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (1983) View citations (352) (1983)
27. Trade Warfare: Tariffs and Cartels
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Trade warfare: Tariffs and cartels, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (1984) View citations (153) (1984)

1982

28. Second Best Pricing of Publically Produced Inputs: The Case of Downstream Imperfect Competition
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
    See also Journal Article Second best pricing of publicly produced inputs: The case of downstream imperfect competition, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1983) View citations (2) (1983)
29. Strategic Commitment with R&D: The Symmetric Case
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (67)
    See also Journal Article Strategic Commitment with R&D: The Symmetric Case, Bell Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation (1983) View citations (186) (1983)
30. Tariff Protection and Imperfect Competition
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (107)

1980

31. Tariffs and the Extraction of Foreign Monopoly Rents Under Potential Entry
    Queen's Institute for Economic Research Discussion Papers, Queen's University - Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University (1980) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Tariffs and the Extraction of Foreign Monopoly Rents under Potential Entry, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (1981) View citations (119) (1981)

1979

32. Outside Information and the Degree of Monopoly Power of a Public Bureau
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Intellectual property infringement by foreign firms: Import protection through the ITC or court
   Journal of International Economics, 2023, 140, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Intellectual Property Infringement by Foreign Firms: Import Protection through the ITC or Court, NBER Working Papers (2021) (2021)

2022

2. Differentiated Entry or “Me-Too” Entry in Bertrand and Cournot Oligopoly
   Review of Industrial Organization, 2022, 60, (1), 1-27 View citations (1)

2021

3. Patent assertion entities and the courts: Injunctive or fee-based relief?
   International Review of Law and Economics, 2021, 65, (C) View citations (1)

2017

4. Oligopoly in international trade: Rise, fall and resurgence
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 2017, 50, (5), 1414-1444 View citations (59)
   Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2017, 50, (5), 1414-1444 (2017) View citations (59)
   See also Working Paper Oligopoly in International Trade: Rise, Fall and Resurgence, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (59) (2017)

2015

5. Intra-industry trade with Bertrand and Cournot oligopoly: The role of endogenous horizontal product differentiation
   Research in Economics, 2015, 69, (2), 157-165 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Intra-Industry Trade with Bertrand and Cournot Oligopoly: The Role of Endogenous Horizontal Product Differentiation, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (21) (2015)
6. Steven Dowrick 7 May 1953–3 August 2013: tributes
   The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2015, 26, (4), 681-684

2013

7. Contractual versus non-contractual trade: The role of institutions in China
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2013, 94, (C), 281-294 View citations (59)
   See also Working Paper Contractual Versus Non-Contractual Trade: The Role of Institutions in China, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (12) (2012)

2009

8. Trevor Swan and the Neoclassical Growth Model
   History of Political Economy, 2009, 41, (5), 107-126 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Trevor Swan And The Neoclassical Growth Model, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (10) (2008)

2005

9. International outsourcing and incomplete contracts
   Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2005, 38, (4), 1107-1135 View citations (147)
   Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2005, 38, (4), 1107-1135 (2005) View citations (154)
   See also Working Paper International Outsourcing and Incomplete Contracts, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (156) (2005)

2004

10. Vertical Networks and US Auto Parts Exports: Is Japan Different?
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2004, 13, (1), 37-67 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Vertical Networks and US Auto Parts Exports: Is Japan Different?, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (5) (2002)

2002

11. Keiretsu and relationship-specific investment: implications for market-opening trade policy
    Journal of International Economics, 2002, 58, (1), 49-79 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Keiretsu and Relationship-Specific Investment: Implications for Market-Opening Trade Policy, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (9) (2001)
12. Strategic trade policy with endogenous choice of quality and asymmetric costs
    Journal of International Economics, 2002, 56, (1), 205-232 View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper Strategic Trade Policy with Endogenous Choice of Quality and Asymmetric Costs, NBER Working Papers (2000) View citations (14) (2000)

2001

13. Keiretsu and Relationship-Specific Investment: A Barrier to Trade?
    International Economic Review, 2001, 42, (4), 871-901 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper Keiretsu and Relationship-Specific Investment: A Barrier to Trade?, NBER Working Papers (2000) View citations (1) (2000)

1999

14. Rent-shifting export subsidies with an imported intermediate product
    Journal of International Economics, 1999, 48, (2), 199-232 View citations (83)
    See also Working Paper Rent-Shifting Export Subsidies with an Imported Intermediate Product, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (4) (1996)

1997

15. Quota licenses for imported capital equipment: Could bureaucrats ever do better than the market?
    Journal of International Economics, 1997, 43, (1-2), 1-27 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Quota Licenses for Imported Capital Equipment: Could Bureaucrats Ever DoBetter than the Market?, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (1) (1996)

1996

16. High-Cost Domestic Joint Ventures and International Competition: Do Domestic Firms Gain?
    International Economic Review, 1996, 37, (2), 315-40 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper High-Cost Domestic Joint Ventures and International Competition: Do Domestic Firms Gain?, NBER Working Papers (1994) View citations (7) (1994)

1994

17. Trade adjustment assistance: Welfare and incentive effects of payments to displaced workers
    Journal of International Economics, 1994, 36, (3-4), 239-261 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Trade Adjustment Assistance: Welfare and Incentive Effects of Payments to Displaced Workers, NBER Working Papers (1989) View citations (2) (1989)
18. Union Attitudes to Labor-Saving Innovation: When Are Unions Luddites?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1994, 12, (2), 316-44 View citations (98)

1992

19. Pre-commitment and flexibility: Applications to oligopoly theory
    European Economic Review, 1992, 36, (8), 1601-1626 View citations (67)
20. Trade and protection in vertically related markets
    Journal of International Economics, 1992, 32, (1-2), 31-55 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper TRADE AND PROTECTION IN VERTICALLY RELATED MARKETS, RCER Working Papers (1989) View citations (2) (1989)

1991

21. Vertical Foreclosure and International Trade Policy
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1991, 58, (1), 153-170 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper VERTICAL FORECLOSURE AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY, RCER Working Papers (1989) View citations (4) (1989)

1989

22. Moral Hazard and Limited Liability: Implications for the Theory of the Firm
    International Economic Review, 1989, 30, (4), 833-49 View citations (35)
23. Raw Materials, Processing Activities, and Protectionism
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1989, 22, (3), 469-86 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper RAW MATERIALS, PROCESSING ACTIVITIES AND PROTECTIONISM, RCER Working Papers (1988) View citations (1) (1988)

1988

24. Capital subsidies and countervailing duties in oligopolistic industries
    Journal of International Economics, 1988, 25, (1-2), 45-69 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Capital Subsidies and Countervailing Duties in Oligopolistic Industries, NBER Working Papers (1988) View citations (8) (1988)
25. Unionized oligopoly and international trade policy
    Journal of International Economics, 1988, 24, (3-4), 217-234 View citations (115)

1987

26. Foreign direct investment with unemployment and endogenous taxes and tariffs
    Journal of International Economics, 1987, 22, (3-4), 257-279 View citations (67)

1985

27. Export subsidies and international market share rivalry
    Journal of International Economics, 1985, 18, (1-2), 83-100 View citations (955)
    See also Working Paper Export Subsidies and International Market Share Rivalry, NBER Working Papers (1984) View citations (10) (1984)
28. Ramsey Optimal Two Part Tariffs: The Case of Many Heterogeneous Groups
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1985, 40, (3), 335-46 View citations (1)
29. Tacit Collusion, Free Entry, and Welfare
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1985, 33, (3), 277-94 View citations (18)

1984

30. Trade warfare: Tariffs and cartels
    Journal of International Economics, 1984, 16, (3-4), 227-242 View citations (153)
    See also Working Paper Trade Warfare: Tariffs and Cartels, NBER Working Papers (1983) (1983)

1983

31. International R & D Rivalry and Industrial Strategy
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1983, 50, (4), 707-722 View citations (352)
    See also Working Paper International R & D Rivalry and Industrial Strategy, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (1983) View citations (313) (1983)
32. Second best pricing of publicly produced inputs: The case of downstream imperfect competition
    Journal of Public Economics, 1983, 20, (1), 113-119 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Second Best Pricing of Publically Produced Inputs: The Case of Downstream Imperfect Competition, Working Paper (1982) (1982)
33. Strategic Commitment with R&D: The Symmetric Case
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1983, 14, (1), 225-235 View citations (186)
    See also Working Paper Strategic Commitment with R&D: The Symmetric Case, Working Paper (1982) View citations (67) (1982)

1982

34. Asymmetric information and excessive budgets in government bureaucracies: A principal and agent approach
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1982, 3, (2-3), 197-224 View citations (2)

1981

35. Tariffs and the Extraction of Foreign Monopoly Rents under Potential Entry
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1981, 14, (3), 371-89 View citations (119)
    See also Working Paper Tariffs and the Extraction of Foreign Monopoly Rents Under Potential Entry, Queen's Institute for Economic Research Discussion Papers (1980) View citations (1) (1980)

Chapters

2010

1. The Diagrams of the Solow-Swan Growth Model
   Chapter 56 in Famous Figures and Diagrams in Economics, 2010

1988

2. Countervailing Duty Laws and Subsidies to Imperfectly Competitive Industries
   A chapter in Issues in US-EC Trade Relations, 1988, pp 315-348 View citations (7)