【主讲】Peter Debaere 副教授 (弗吉尼亚大学达顿商学院)
【主题】Greasing the Wheels of International Commerce: How Services Facilitate Firms International Sourcing
【时间】2011年6月16日 (周四) 15：30-17：00
【地点】上海财经大学经济学院楼801室
【语言】英文
【摘要】We use unique plant-level data to study the link between the local availability of services and the decision of manufacturing firms to source materials from abroad. To guide our empirical analysis we develop a monopolistic competition model of the materials sourcing decisions of heterogeneous firms. The model generates predictions about how the intensity of international sourcing of materials depends on the availability of local services, on the particular way in which services are provided, as well as on firm characteristics. These predictions are supported by the data. In particular, we find that services grease the wheels of international commerce: A greater availability of services across regions, industries and time increases a firm’s foreign sourcing of materials relative to sales. More importantly, however, we find that the impact of services differs by firm type. Especially national firms’ sourcing responds to changes in regional service conditions, whereas multinationals tend to be less affected.
【个人简历】http://www.darden.virginia.edu/web/Faculty-Research/Directory/Full-time/Peter-Debaere/
