dc.contributor.author | Pires, Armando José Garcia | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-08-27T13:32:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2008-08-27T13:32:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-10 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0804-6824 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/163104 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this paper we argue that the level of access to international
markets by firms is related not only to exogenous factors such as trade
costs, but also to endogenous factors such as strategic competition on
R&D. In particular, we show that: (1) higher efficiency of R&D (like
low trade costs) makes trade easier for firms (given that R&D increases
the profitability of exports); (2) firms with a first-mover advantage in
R&D have higher competitiveness levels, and as a result they also have
better access to export markets; and (3) the volume of trade is always
higher when firms can invest in R&D than when they cannot invest
in R&D. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | en |
dc.publisher | Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. Department of Economics | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Discussion paper | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 2007:34 | en |
dc.subject | R & D investment | en |
dc.subject | commitment power | en |
dc.subject | endogenous asymmetric firms | en |
dc.subject | market access | en |
dc.title | Beyond trade costs : firms' endogenous access to international markets | en |
dc.type | Working paper | en |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210::Samfunnsøkonomi: 212 | en |