Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/171153 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 6689
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
Although empirical evidence shows that a lower trade cost and higher FDI may go hand in hand, the well-known “proximity-concentration” hypothesis does not support this view. We provide a simple explanation for this phenomenon. We show that a lower trade cost on the intermediate goods (with or without a trade cost reduction on the final goods) increases the incentive for FDI in the final goods market. In this respect, we show the roles played by the production technologies of the firms.
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Working Paper
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