[Econmaster2012] WG: Research Seminar in Economics-Announcement

[Johannes Pfeifer]

Dear All,

 

we are happy to announce the following  Research Seminar in Economics to
take place on Tuesday, November 20th  at  18:00 - 19:30 in room E03, ground
floor, Mohlstraße 36.

 

Presenter:  Oliver Lorz – University of Aachen 

 

Title:  " Offshoring and Sequential Production Chains: A General-Equilibrium
Analysis " 

(joint work with Philipp Harms and Jaewon Jung)

 

Abstract:

 

In this paper, we develop a two-sector general equilibrium trade model which

includes offshoring, sequential production, and endogenous market
structures. We

analyze how relative factor endowments and various forms of globalization
and tech-

nological change affect incomes, production patterns and market structures.
We show

that, against common belief, a reduction in trade costs may lower the range
of tasks

offshored even though the total volume of offshoring increases. Also, we
show that

more fluctuation in offshoring production costs reduces firms' average
number of pro-

duction stages.

 

 

Regards,

 

Prof. Dr. Johannes Pfeifer

 

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Johannes Pfeifer

Department of Economics

University of Tuebingen

Mohlstrasse 36

72074 Tuebingen

Germany

Phone: +49 7071 2974137

 

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