기사
The Margins of Multinational Production and the Role of Intrafirm Trade
- 개인저자
- Alfonso Irarrazabal
- 수록페이지
- 74-126 p.
- 발행일자
- 2013.02.28
- 출판사
- University of Chicago Press
초록
Multinational production (MP) can lead to large gains through international technology sharing. However, empirical evidence suggests that geography matters for MP: Affiliate sales fall in distance from the headquarters. We introduce intrafirm trade into a standard model of exports and MP and show that the model is consistent with firm-level and aggregate evidence. Using a maximum likelihood estimator, we find that intrafirm trade plays a crucial role in shaping the geography of MP. An implication of our work is that MP and exports are very similar activities. Consequently, shutting down MP leads to relatively small welfare losses.