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Trade Costs and Modes of Reshoring : Evidence from Firm-Level Data

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  • HUR, Jung
  • KIM, Seong-Gwan

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We propose a theoretical framework to empirically investigate the relationship between international trade costs and reshoring entry mode. In our model, there are two types of reshoring strategy: domestic backward vertical integration (DBVI) or domestic outsourcing (DO). The relative prevalence of DO depends negatively on international trade costs. Using firm level panel data of Korea, we find supportive evidence of reshoring patterns. In the manufacturing sectors, the number of domestic affiliates increased as the FDI-trend declined. During the same period, we confirm a negative relationship between DO and the distance to the host country of FDI in those sectors.

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  • HUR, Jung & KIM, Seong-Gwan, 2024. "Trade Costs and Modes of Reshoring : Evidence from Firm-Level Data," Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, vol. 65(1), pages 116-141, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:hit:hitjec:v:65:y:2024:i:1:p:116-141
    DOI: 10.15057/hje.2024006
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    Keywords

    reshoring; incomplete contract; trade cost; cross-border backward vertical integration; domestic backward vertical integration; domestic outsourcing;
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    JEL classification:

    • F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation

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