Time zones, communication networks, and international trade
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Toru Kikuchi.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
London [u.a.] Routledge
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2013
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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XIV, 217 S. graph. Darst.
SERIES
Series Title
Routledge studies in the modern world economy, 90
GENERAL NOTES
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1. issued in paperback
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. Introduction Part I: Preliminaries 2. Basic Models of International Trade I 3. Basic Models of International Trade II 4. A Decomposition of the Home-Market Effect 5. Monopolistic Competition and Distribution of Trade Gains Part II: Communications Networks and Time Zones 6. Conutry-Specificity of Communications Networks 7. Interconnectivity of Communications Networks 8. Interconnected Communications Networks and Home Market Effects 9. Time Zones as a Source of Comparative Advantage 10. Service Trade with Time Zone Differences 11. Growth with Time Zone Differences Part III: Network Effects and Switching Costs 12. Direct Network Effects 13. Indirect Network Effects 14. Switching Costs 15. Foreign Brand Penetration Part VI: Cost Heterogeneity and Trade 16. Increasing Costs in Product Diversification 17. Efficiency Gaps and Heckscher-Ohlin Trade Pattern 18. Chamberlinian-Ricardian Trade Patterns 19. Strategic Export Policies 20. Concluding Remarks