Advances in logistics and the growth of intra-firm trade: The case of canadian affiliates of U.S. multinationals, 1984-1995

Keane, MP; Feinberg, SE

Advances in logistics and the growth of intra-firm trade: The case of canadian affiliates of U.S. multinationals, 1984-1995

Keane, MP Feinberg, SE

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Citation:: Journal of Industrial Economics, 2007, 55 (4), pp. 571 - 632
Issue Date:: 2007-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Keane, MP	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Feinberg, SE	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Industrial Economics, 2007, 55 (4), pp. 571 - 632	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0022-1821	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/5094
dc.description.abstract	Intra-firm trade in intermediates between U.S. multinational parents (MNCs) and their Canadian manufacturing affiliates increased dramatically in the 1984-1995 period (i.e., it roughly doubled). Tariff and transport cost declines were far too small to explain this phenomenon. But we show that the advent of improved logistics management practices, including the 'just-in-time' (JIT) production system, can explain much of the growth of intra-firm trade. JIT lowers the inventory carrying cost component of intra-firm trade, and, by 1984, this was more important than tariff and transport costs in many industries. We combine regression analysis with numerous case studies to draw our conclusions. © 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Industrial Economics	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/j.1467-6451.2007.00323.x	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Economics	en_US
dc.title	Advances in logistics and the growth of intra-firm trade: The case of canadian affiliates of U.S. multinationals, 1984-1995	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	1403 Econometrics	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
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Abstract:

Intra-firm trade in intermediates between U.S. multinational parents (MNCs) and their Canadian manufacturing affiliates increased dramatically in the 1984-1995 period (i.e., it roughly doubled). Tariff and transport cost declines were far too small to explain this phenomenon. But we show that the advent of improved logistics management practices, including the 'just-in-time' (JIT) production system, can explain much of the growth of intra-firm trade. JIT lowers the inventory carrying cost component of intra-firm trade, and, by 1984, this was more important than tariff and transport costs in many industries. We combine regression analysis with numerous case studies to draw our conclusions. © 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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