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| dc.title | Trade Within Multinational Boundaries: Discussion Paper |
| dc.contributor.author | Alfaro, Laura |
| dc.contributor.author | Conconi, Paola |
| dc.contributor.author | Kamal, Fariha |
| dc.contributor.author | Kroff, Zachary |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Department of Research and Chief Economist |
| dc.coverage | United States |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-16T00:07:00 |
| dc.date.issue | 2025-07-16T00:07:00 |
| dc.description.abstract | We leverage newly linked data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis to study transactions within U.S. multinational enterprises (MNEs). We show that using administrative data on intrafirm trade allows us to correct for measurement error in survey data and to identify the positive relationship between input-output (IO) linkages and the probability of trade between U.S. parents and their foreign affiliates. We also document the prevalence of intrafirm trade: more than half (three-quarters) of affiliates worldwide (in North America) export to or import from their U.S. parent. Our findings provide strong empirical support for traditional theories of firm boundaries that predict trade between vertically linked units of the same firm and underscore the importance of accounting for the trade frictions that shape MNEs' regional supply chains. |
| dc.format.extent | 12 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013613 |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Trade-Within-Multinational-Boundaries-Discussion-Paper.pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Inter-American Development Bank |
| dc.subject | Integration and Trade |
| dc.subject | Intra-Regional Trade |
| dc.subject | Small Business |
| dc.subject | Trade Facilitation |
| dc.subject | Census |
| dc.subject | Export |
| dc.subject | Customs Administration |
| dc.subject | Industry |
| dc.subject.jelcode | D23 - Organizational Behavior • Transaction Costs • Property Rights |
| dc.subject.jelcode | F14 - Empirical Studies of Trade |
| dc.subject.jelcode | F23 - Multinational Firms • International Business |
| dc.subject.jelcode | L20 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior: General |
| dc.type | Discussion Papers |
| idb.identifier.pubnumber | IDB-DP-01095 |
| idb.operation | BK-C1102 |