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    Information Frictions and the Law of One Price: “When the States and the Kingdom became United”

    How do information frictions distort international trade? This paper exploits a unique historical experiment to estimate the magnitude of these distortions: the establishment of the transatlantic telegraph connection in 1866. I use a newly collected data set based... View Details

    • April 1993 (Revised February 1998)
    • Case

    Pechazur

    By: John A. Quelch
    Explores the issues and opportunities facing a company from a developing country, exporting and marketing to developed-country markets. Brings to light the key success factors necessary to operate within a developing economy environment. View Details
    Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Developing Countries and Economies; Africa
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    • February 2003 (Revised February 2008)
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    Singapore Inc.

    By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Emily Thompson
    In early 2003, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong is assessing Singapore's development strategy--tax cutting combined with an industrial policy focused on six "clusters," including biomedical sciences. After 36 years of stupendous growth, Singapore has slowed down and faces... View Details
    Keywords: Development Economics; Economic Growth; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Clusters; Business and Government Relations; Competition; China; Singapore
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    Agriculture

    "Finding Missing Markets: Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya." (with Xavier Giné and Dean Karlan), American Journal of Agricultural... View Details

    • November 2018 (Revised April 2019)
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    Zespri Grows

    By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
    Controlling about a third of global kiwifruit exports by volume and nearly half by value in 2018, Zespri was a grower-owned “corporatized cooperative” with the exclusive right to export New Zealand-grown kiwifruit (except to Australia). Zespri did not grow fruit but... View Details
    Keywords: Agribusiness; Kiwi; Kiwifruit; Agriculture; Global Supply Chain; Branding; Produce; Coordinated Industry Structure; Industry Coordination; Countercyclical Supply; New Product Development; Product Strategy; Differentiation; Food; Quality; Trade; Brands and Branding; Marketing; Strategy; Global Strategy; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Globalization; Globalized Firms and Management; Competitive Strategy; Resource Allocation; Product Development; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; New Zealand
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    • 2009
    • Other Unpublished Work

    Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns

    By: William R. Kerr
    This study tests the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The developed panel includes both emerging and advanced economies, and particular attention is devoted to the variation exploited in empirical tests. The elasticity of export... View Details
    Keywords: Trade; Immigration; Competitive Advantage; Integration; Technology; United States
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    • December 2010 (Revised January 2012)
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    Zespri

    By: Jose B. Alvarez and Mary Louise Shelman
    Grower-owned Zespri is the sole exporter of New Zealand-grown kiwifruit outside of Australia and New Zealand. Facing growing international competition, Zespri invested in consumer branding and innovation, which has led to new types of kiwifruit that taste better and... View Details
    Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Globalized Firms and Management; Innovation and Invention; Patents; Brands and Branding; Cooperative Ownership; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; New Zealand
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    • 2020
    • Working Paper

    Tariff Passthrough at the Border and at the Store: Evidence from U.S. Trade Policy

    By: Alberto Cavallo, Gita Gopinath, Brent Neiman and Jenny Tang
    We use micro data collected at the border and the store to characterize the price impact of recent US trade policy on importers, exporters, and consumers. At the border, import tariff passthrough is much higher than exchange rate passthrough. Chinese exporters did not... View Details
    Keywords: Trade Policy; Tariffs; Exchange Rate Passthrough; Economics; Trade; Policy; Inflation and Deflation; United States; China
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    • May 2001
    • Article

    Competing at Home to Win Abroad: Evidence from Japanese History

    By: Mariko Sakakibara and Michael E. Porter
    The study explores the influence of domestic competition on international trade performance, using data from a broad sample of Japanese industries. Domestic rivalry is measured directly using market-share instability rather than employing structural variables such as... View Details
    Keywords: Competition; Global Range; History; Japan
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    • June 1993 (Revised July 1996)
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    Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    By: John A. Quelch
    Bajaj Auto Ltd., the world's second-largest manufacturer of two- and three-wheeler vehicles, is facing increasing competition in its domestic Indian market. The case evaluates appropriate marketing responses both in the Indian market and export markets. View Details
    Keywords: Competition; Marketplace Matching; Product Development; Product Marketing; Transportation Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; India
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    • March 2007 (Revised February 2010)
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    Fabindia Overseas Pvt. Ltd.

    By: Mukti Khaire and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman
    Fabindia is a for-profit Indian retail company with the stated mission of providing employment to weavers and traditional handicraft artisans in rural India. Established in 1960 as an exporter of home furnishings, Fabindia has grown as a consumer-facing retailer of... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Growth and Development Strategy; Supply Chain; Mission and Purpose; Expansion; Retail Industry; India
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    • 2010
    • Working Paper

    Report on the State of Available Data for the Study of International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment

    By: Robert C. Feenstra, Robert E. Lipsey, Lee G. Branstetter, C. Fritz Foley, James Harrigan, J. Bradford Jensen, Lori Kletzer, Catherine Mann, Peter K. Schott and Greg C. Wright
    This report, prepared for the Committee on Economic Statistics of the American Economic Association, examines the state of available data for the study of international trade and foreign direct investment. Data on values of imports and exports of goods are of high... View Details
    Keywords: Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Price; Globalization; Policy; Information; Intellectual Property
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    • 12 Nov 2019
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Tariff Passthrough at the Border and at the Store: Evidence from US Trade Policy

    Keywords: by Alberto Cavallo, Gita Gopinath, Brent Neiman, and Jenny Tang
    • March 1999 (Revised May 1999)
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    Network Associates: Securing the Internet

    By: Debora L. Spar
    Follows one company's path through the uncharted terrain of government regulation and the Internet. In March 1998, Network Associates announced it would begin selling powerful encryption software from its Dutch subsidiary. Such a move looked to the U.S. government like... View Details
    Keywords: Internet and the Web; Information Technology Industry; Public Administration Industry; Telecommunications Industry; United States
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    • January 2025
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    COMAC - Chinese Aviation Soars to New Heights

    By: William C. Kirby and Daniel Fu
    COMAC's C919 manifested the first challenge to the Boeing-Airbus duopoly since it came to dominate aircraft manufacturing in the 1990s. Beijing sought to export the C919 abroad in its quest to become a "transportation superpower." Was it a wise decision for COMAC to... View Details
    Keywords: Aviation; Boeing; Airbus; Aircraft; State-owned Enterprise (SOE); Chinese Manufacturing; Airline Industry; Airports; Global Strategy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Supply Chain; Expansion; Aerospace Industry; China; United States; Europe
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    • August 2009
    • Case

    Global Wine War 2009: New World versus Old

    By: Christopher A. Bartlett
    The case contrasts the tradition-bound Old World wine industry with the market-oriented New World producers, the battle for the US market, the most desirable export target in 2009 due to its large, fast-growing, high-priced market segments. The case allows analysis of... View Details
    Keywords: Trade; Global Strategy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Consumer Behavior; Market Entry and Exit; Competition; Food and Beverage Industry
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    • October 2003 (Revised January 2004)
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    BSE in Canada

    By: Ray A. Goldberg and Kevin Allison
    A cow was determined to have Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Canada, which closed its beef exports to the United States and 39 other countries. What future action should be taken, and how will country of origin specification and traceability take place in the... View Details
    Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Trade; Food; Globalized Markets and Industries; Health; Food and Beverage Industry; Health Industry; Canada
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    • 12 Aug 2019
    • News

    Trump Still Doesn't Know Who Pays Tariffs

    • August 2013
    • Case

    The Republic of the Philippines: The Next Asian Tiger?

    By: Richard H.K. Vietor, Carol Dominguez and Tully Moss
    The Philippines, for long a laggard in Asia, is now growing fast in 2012, with a positive current account balance. While it still exports services, it is increasing its assembly of manufactured products and trying to increase mining. For these activities, however, it... View Details
    Keywords: Country Strategy; Asia; Outsourcing; Macroeconomics; Foreign Direct Investment; Country; Asia; Philippines
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    • 03 Mar 2016
    • News

    Harvard economist throws support behind natural gas