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dc.contributor.authorKleinert, Jörnen
dc.contributor.authorToubal, Fariden
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-29T14:24:52Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-29T14:24:52Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.piurn:nbn:de:bsz:21-opus-18229en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/22088-
dc.description.abstractWe derive and estimate an econometric model of export versus foreign production using firm-level data on foreign activities of German multinationals. Proximity-concentration theory which we derive our model from shows that firms face a trade-off between concentrating their production at home to save on plant set-up costs and producing abroad to save on distance costs. Firms facing this trade-off choose between export and foreign production according to their expected profits. The model is brought to the data using a pooled-probit analysis over the period 1996-1999. We find support for the proximity-concentration trade-off. In particular, market size and distance affect positively the probability of foreign production whereas fixed costs have a negative impact on the decision to engage in FDI.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aEberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät |cTübingenen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aTübinger Diskussionsbeiträge |x288en
dc.subject.jelF12en
dc.subject.jelF23en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordMultinational firmsen
dc.subject.keywordtradeen
dc.subject.stwMultinationales Unternehmenen
dc.subject.stwExportindustrieen
dc.subject.stwAuslandsproduktionen
dc.subject.stwLandesgrösseen
dc.subject.stwTransportkostenen
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwDeutschlanden
dc.subject.stwProximity-concentration theoryen
dc.titleA Structural Model of Export versus Affiliates Production-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn479321620en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:tuedps:288en

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