Location costs, product quality and implicit franchise contracts

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-87

  Haucap, Justus ^a   Wey, Christian ^b   Barmbold, Jens ^c  

^a HELMUT SCHMIDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Country of origin effects; Intra industry trade; Location costs; Product quality

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRADE FLOW;

EID: 0033826033     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1996(99)00049-5     Document Type: Article

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