Network Externalities and Comparative Advantage

Toru Kikuchi

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: In this article I examine how the network externalities of communications activities and trading opportunities interact to determine the structure of comparative advantage. These interactions are examined by constructing a two-country, three-sector model of trade involving a country-specific communications network sector. The role of the connectivity of network providers, which allows users of a network to communicate with users of another network, is also explored.

Keywords: Network Externalities; Comparative Advantage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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