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The Determinants of Intrafirm Trade: Evidence from French Firms

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  • Gregory Corcos

    (Norwegian School of Economics)

  • Delphine M. Irac

    (Banque de France)

  • Giordano Mion

    (London School of Economics and CEPR)

  • Thierry Verdier

    (Paris School of Economics and CEPR)

Abstract

How well does the theory of the firm explain the choice between intrafirm and arm's-length trade? This paper uses firm-level import data from France to look into this question. We find support for three key predictions of property rights theories of the multinational firm. Intrafirm imports are more likely in capital- and skill-intensive firms, in highly productive firms, and from countries with well-functioning judicial institutions. We bridge previous aggregate findings with our investigation by decomposing intrafirm imports into an extensive and intensive margin and uncover interesting patterns in the data that require further theoretical investigation. © 2013 The President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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  • Gregory Corcos & Delphine M. Irac & Giordano Mion & Thierry Verdier, 2013. "The Determinants of Intrafirm Trade: Evidence from French Firms," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 95(3), pages 825-838, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:restat:v:95:y:2013:i:3:p:825-838
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    JEL classification:

    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation
    • F19 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Other

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