Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/223543 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 8471
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
High-performance firms typically have two features in common: i) they produce in more than one country and ii) they produce more than one product. In this paper, we analyze the internationalization strategies of multi-product firms at the product-level. We find that the most productive firms sell core varieties via foreign direct investment (FDI) and export products with intermediate productivity. Shocks to trade costs and technology affect the endogenous decision to export or produce abroad at the product-level and, in turn, the relative productivity between parents and affiliates.
Subjects: 
multi-product firms
FDI
exports
flexible manufacturing
JEL: 
F12
F23
L25
L11
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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