Author: David HummelsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Product Differentiation as a Source of Comparative Advantage?
Author: David HummelsAn Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Author: Adam SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Competitive Advantage
Author: Michael E. PorterPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416595848
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Now beyond its eleventh printing and translated into twelve languages, Michael Porter’s The Competitive Advantage of Nations has changed completely our conception of how prosperity is created and sustained in the modern global economy. Porter’s groundbreaking study of international competitiveness has shaped national policy in countries around the world. It has also transformed thinking and action in states, cities, companies, and even entire regions such as Central America. Based on research in ten leading trading nations, The Competitive Advantage of Nations offers the first theory of competitiveness based on the causes of the productivity with which companies compete. Porter shows how traditional comparative advantages such as natural resources and pools of labor have been superseded as sources of prosperity, and how broad macroeconomic accounts of competitiveness are insufficient. The book introduces Porter’s “diamond,” a whole new way to understand the competitive position of a nation (or other locations) in global competition that is now an integral part of international business thinking. Porter's concept of “clusters,” or groups of interconnected firms, suppliers, related industries, and institutions that arise in particular locations, has become a new way for companies and governments to think about economies, assess the competitive advantage of locations, and set public policy. Even before publication of the book, Porter’s theory had guided national reassessments in New Zealand and elsewhere. His ideas and personal involvement have shaped strategy in countries as diverse as the Netherlands, Portugal, Taiwan, Costa Rica, and India, and regions such as Massachusetts, California, and the Basque country. Hundreds of cluster initiatives have flourished throughout the world. In an era of intensifying global competition, this pathbreaking book on the new wealth of nations has become the standard by which all future work must be measured.
The Economic Theory of Product Differentiation
Author: John BeathPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521335522
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
There are few industries in modern market economies that do not manufacture differentiated products. This book provides a systematic explanation and analysis of the widespread prevalence of this important category of products. The authors concentrate on models in which product selection is endogenous. In the first four chapters they consider models that try to predict the level of product differentiation that would emerge in situations of market equilibrium. These market equilibria with differentiated products are characterised and then compared with social welfare optima. Particular attention is paid to the distinction between horizontal and vertical differentiation as well as to the related issues of product quality and durability. This book brings together the most important theoretical contributions to these topics in a succinct and coherent manner. One of its major strengths is the way in which it carefully sets out the basic intuition behind the formal results. It will be useful to advanced undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in industrial economics and microeconomic theory.
An Introduction to International Economics
Author: Kenneth A. ReinertPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110847005X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 579
Book Description
Ideal for a one-semester course in international economics, this book is accessible to those within and outside of economics programs.
How information gives you competitive advantage
Author: Michael E. PorterThe Theory of Comparative Advantage
Author: 50minutes,Publisher: 50 Minutes
ISBN: 2806264081
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Why specialisation is the key to success This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the theory of comparative advantage, providing you with essential information and saving time. In 50 minutes you will be able to: • Master the notions of absolute and relative advantage rapidly • Specialise in producing goods or services for which you have the strongest, or least weak productivity compared to others. • Understand which are the strengths underlying the interactions of free trade at work within International trade. ABOUT 50MINUTES.COM| Management & Marketing 50MINUTES.COM provides the tools to quickly understand the main theories and concepts that shape the economic world of today. Our publications are easy to use and they will save you time. They provide both elements of theory and case studies, making them excellent guides to understand key concepts in just a few minutes. In fact, they are the starting point to take action and push your business to the next level.
Vertical Product Differentiation and the Import Demand Function
Author: Jim MalleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this paper we use a model of vertical product differentiation to cast doubt on the general validity of the import demand function as specified in macroeconomic models. The empirical importance of our theoretical concerns is then established. According to our first hypothesis, the share of a good's imports in total imports is non-increasing in domestic wages if the country has comparative advantage in high-quality varieties of this good. The second hypothesis states that the share of a good's imports is increasing in non-wage domestic income if the country has comparative advantage in high-quality varieties of this good.
On the Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation
Author: David RicardoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
The Growth of International Business (RLE International Business)
Author: MARK CASSONPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135134286
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
This book integrates the work of economists, management scientists and business historians. It applies the related concepts of transaction costs, internalisation, corporate strategy and market structure to explain the historical process of corporate growth in the international economy. Each chapter is written by a scholar who has specialized in a particular aspect of the growth of international business.