Input substitutability, trade costs and location

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2012
Volume: 117
Issue: 1
Pages: 57-59

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Constant unit manufacturing costs are lower (higher) in high wage North when inputs are (i) tradeable, (ii) country-specific and (iii) the elasticity of substitution between them is below (above) one. A two-country model of firm entry/location is considered.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:117:y:2012:i:1:p:57-59
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-26