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Multinational Corporations in Asia (Kyushu University, Graduate Program 2020)
Textbook: Keith Head, Elements of Multinational Strategy, Springer: 2008.
Textbook: Keith Head, Elements of Multinational Strategy, Springer: 2008.
Syllabus 2020 (tentative)
May 13 Introduction
May 27 Topic 1: Business Across Borders
June 10 Yeaple (2013 ARE) Antras et al. (2009 QJE)
Topic 2: Gains from Trade and Multinational Production
June 24 Head and Mayer (2019 JJIE) Alviarez (2019 JIE) Du et al. (2013 JAE) Wang and Wang (2015 JIE)
Topic 3: Frictions in Trade and Multinational Production
July 1 Head and Mayer (2019 AER optional) Doi and Ohashi (2017 JJIE optional) Lendle et al. (2016 EJ)
Topic 4: Multinational Formation
Tang (2019 IBR optional)
July 8 Topic 5: Internalization case: Apple to Ditch Intel Chips
Topic 6: Competitive Interactions slides
Kotabe and Kothari (2016) by Hoang Minh slides
Case study: Lenovo by Yu Lijie slides
July 15 Topics on Employment, Environment and Regulation: Cai et al. (2016) Gueorguiev and Malesky (2012) slides
Foley and Manova (2015) by Zhang Haiqiong slides
Case study: Uber by Sumiko Nakayama slides
Case study: Uber by Li Weii slides
July 22 Yamashita and Fukao (2010) by Fei Di slides
Case study: IKEA by Shao Chen slides
Case study: Huawei by Deng Yingxin slides
Case study: Volvo and Fuyao (American Factory): Questions slides
Deadlines: July 22 (11 PM) comments on two of your classmates' presentations
July 29 (9 AM) answers to our final Case studies: Volvo and Fuyao
Course Evaluation Questionnaire instructions
May 27 Topic 1: Business Across Borders
June 10 Yeaple (2013 ARE) Antras et al. (2009 QJE)
Topic 2: Gains from Trade and Multinational Production
June 24 Head and Mayer (2019 JJIE) Alviarez (2019 JIE) Du et al. (2013 JAE) Wang and Wang (2015 JIE)
Topic 3: Frictions in Trade and Multinational Production
July 1 Head and Mayer (2019 AER optional) Doi and Ohashi (2017 JJIE optional) Lendle et al. (2016 EJ)
Topic 4: Multinational Formation
Tang (2019 IBR optional)
July 8 Topic 5: Internalization case: Apple to Ditch Intel Chips
Topic 6: Competitive Interactions slides
Kotabe and Kothari (2016) by Hoang Minh slides
Case study: Lenovo by Yu Lijie slides
July 15 Topics on Employment, Environment and Regulation: Cai et al. (2016) Gueorguiev and Malesky (2012) slides
Foley and Manova (2015) by Zhang Haiqiong slides
Case study: Uber by Sumiko Nakayama slides
Case study: Uber by Li Weii slides
July 22 Yamashita and Fukao (2010) by Fei Di slides
Case study: IKEA by Shao Chen slides
Case study: Huawei by Deng Yingxin slides
Case study: Volvo and Fuyao (American Factory): Questions slides
Deadlines: July 22 (11 PM) comments on two of your classmates' presentations
July 29 (9 AM) answers to our final Case studies: Volvo and Fuyao
Course Evaluation Questionnaire instructions