Multinationals: Too Many or Too Few?— The Proximity–concentration Trade-off
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Keywords
Globalization; Economic integration; Trade costs; Multinational firms; Welfare; F12; F15; F23; H23;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation
- F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
- F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
- H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
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