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- Title
THE MULTINATIONAL FIRM.
- Authors
Ethier, Wilfred J.
- Abstract
Direct investment is incorporated into a simple general equilibrium model of international trade. The analysis focuses on an attempt to endogenize the internalization decision. It is argued that a reasonable approach assumes that arm's length contracts must be "simple" so that "complex" arrangements require internalization. The model relates direct investment to the degree of underlying uncertainty and to fundamental trade determinants, such as relative factor endowments. The behavior of the model contrasts sharply with that of the Markusen-Helpman model, which takes internalization for granted.
- Subjects
INVESTMENTS; INTERNATIONAL trade; ECONOMIC equilibrium; ECONOMIC models; INTERNATIONAL business enterprises; FOREIGN investments; MARKET equilibrium
- Publication
Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1986, Vol 101, Issue 4, p805
- ISSN
0033-5533
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/1884179