The role of public infrastructure and subsidies for firm location and international outsourcing

被引:23
作者
Egger, Hartmut [1 ]
Falkinger, Josef [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Zurich, Dept Econ, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland
关键词
international outsourcing; firm location; public infrastructure; welfare effects;
D O I
10.1016/j.euroecorev.2005.10.002
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper presents a model in which final goods producers outsource intermediate input production. Intermediate inputs are differentiated and their production can be located at home or abroad. The model is used to examine competitive location policy in a (two-country) free trade area (FTA). It is shown that national public infrastructure investment has a positive effect on both the number of intermediate input producers and the return to the immobile factor in the home country. International outsourcing from home declines. Opposite effects are triggered in the partner country. In a welfare analysis we characterize national infrastructure policies that aim to maximize national income (net of tax costs) and compare the non-cooperative FTA-equilibrium with optimal policies from an integrated point of view. We show whether or not there is a need for policy coordination. Firm subsidies are discussed as an alternative to public infrastructure investment. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:1993 / 2015
页数:23
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