International production, technology diffusion, and trade

Serge Shikher

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Abstract: The paper develops a general equilibrium model of international production and trade. Technology is carried across borders by multinational producers and the set of technologies being used in a particular country is endogenous. Production locations are chosen based on the costs of production and getting the product to market. The model incorporates vertical, horizontal, offshoring, and export-platform FDI. Estimated model parameters describe the states of technology in different countries, barriers to international investment, and trade costs. The model is used to quantify the welfare effects of international production and trade and to investigate the effects of free-trade agreements on offshoring.

Keywords: international trade; international production; technology diffusion; foreign direct investment; barriers to trade; barriers to investment; heterogeneous producers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F11 F15 F17 F21 F23 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-09-01
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