Internationalization Strategies of Multi-Product Firms: The Role of Technology

Daniel Baumgarten, Michael Irlacher and Karin Mayr-Dorn

No 8471, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: High-performance firms typically have two features in common: i) they produce in more than one country and ii) they produce more than one product. In this paper, we analyze the internationalization strategies of multi-product firms at the product-level. We find that the most productive firms sell core varieties via foreign direct investment (FDI) and export products with intermediate productivity. Shocks to trade costs and technology affect the endogenous decision to export or produce abroad at the product-level and, in turn, the relative productivity between parents and affiliates.

Keywords: multi-product firms; FDI; exports; flexible manufacturing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F12 F23 L11 L25 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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