The Organization of Firms in a Global Economy

Edited by Elhanan Helpman

Edited by Dalia Marin

Edited by Thierry Verdier

    • Preface
    • Introduction
    1. Contractual Frictions and Global Sourcing Pol Antràs and Elhanan Helpman
    2. The Boundaries of the Multinational Firm: An Empirical Analysis Nathan Nunn and Daniel Trefler
    3. Contract Enforcement, Comparative Advantage and Long-Run Growth Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano
    4. The Dynamics of Firm-Level Adjustments to Trade Liberalization James A. Costantini and Marc J. Melitz
    5. Competing in Organizations: Firm Heterogeneity and International Trade Dalia Marin and Thierry Verdier
    6. Optimal Choice of Product Scope for Multiproduct Firms under Monopolistic Competition Robert Feenstra and Hong Ma
    7. Firm Heterogeneity, Central Locations, and the Structure of Foreign Direct Investment Stephen R. Yeaple
    8. Export Dynamics in Colombia: Transaction-Level Evidence Jonathan Eaton, Marcela Eslava, Maurice Kugler and James Tybout
    9. Fair Wages and Foreign Sourcing Gene M. Grossman and Elhanan Helpman
    10. Organizing Offshoring: Middle Managers and Communication Costs Pol Antràs, Luis Garicano and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg
  • Cover: The Organization of Firms in a Global Economy
  • A photo of the author

photo of Elhanan Helpman

Elhanan Helpman is Galen L. Stone Professor of International Trade at Harvard University and a Fellow at the Canadian Institute for Advance Research.

Dalia Marin is Professor of Economics at the University of Munich.

Thierry Verdier is Scientific Director, Paris School of Economics, and Professor of Economics, University of Southampton.