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Interconnected communications networks and home market effects

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. This study develops a model of trade that highlights the effects of the interconnection of country‐specific communications networks as a driving force behind trade in high‐tech products with positive transport costs. By constructing a two‐country model of monopolistic competition with two production factors, it is shown that the locational decisions of firms may magnify the influence of interconnected networks. In a reversal of the standard home market effects, the abundance of unskilled labour in the developing countries can attract high‐tech firms from the developed countries. JEL classification: D43, F12, L13 Réseaux de communication interconnectés et effets de marché intérieur. Cette étude développe un modèle de commerce international qui souligne les effets de l’interconnexion de réseaux de communications intra‐pays en tant que force majeure dans le commerce de produits de haute technologie quand les coûts de transport sont positifs. A l’aide d’un modèle de concurrence monopolistique à deux pays et à deux facteurs de production, on montre que les décisions de localisation des entreprises peuvent magnifier l’influence des réseaux interconnectés. Dans ce qui peut être considéré comme un renversement des effets de marché intérieur, l’abondance de travailleurs non‐spécialisés dans les pays en développement peut attirer les entreprises de haute technologie des pays industrialisés.

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  • Toru Kikuchi, 2005. "Interconnected communications networks and home market effects," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 38(3), pages 870-882, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:canjec:v:38:y:2005:i:3:p:870-882
    DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-4085.2005.00306.x
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    • D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
    • F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets

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