2011-08-012024-05-17https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/678471摘要：在此計畫中，我將利用一個具有外國直接投資，國際委外代工和技術累積特性的南北國產品週期的模型來探討全球化生產模式對產品研發，技術累積，所得不均和生產模式的影響。文獻上，習慣用南國來代表發展中國家，用北國來代表已開發國家。外國直接投資和國際委外代工有兩個主要的不同點。第一，如果以外國直接投資的方式直接在南國生產，則北國廠商需雇用南國的高階技術人員監督和管制生產線，因此其生產成本較委外代工來得高。第二，委外代工的成本雖然較低，但是必須面對南國公司毀約的風險。 南國的代表性個人可選擇接受技術訓練(教育)與否。北國人民可從事研發或是在委外代工的部門工作，處理委外代工簽約等相關工作。具有技術的南國人民則可在外國直接投資的部門工作，監督和管制生產線。不具有技術的北國和南國民眾則從事產品的生產。南北國異質性個人的存在讓我可以討論全球化生產佈局對所得不均的影響。除了討論全球化生產佈局所帶來的影響，我還預計分析生產條件改變，研發成本和人口變動時所帶來的影響。 <br> Abstract: The goal of this project is to develop a world economy composed by a North (developed) country and a South (developing) country to study how global specialization affects the economic performance under general equilibrium. It is quite obvious that foreign direct investment (FDI) and international outsourcing are now very common on a global scale. Over recent years, these phenomena have led to economists showing considerable interest, both empirical and theoretical, in the causes and effects of international specialization. When considering the production of part of their goods abroad as a means of saving costs, firms are faced with a choice between FDI and outsourcing; they can produce goods abroad either through multinationals or by licensing foreign firms to produce them on their behalf. I plan to develop a unified model of FDI and outsourcing to investigate the effects of global specialization on innovation and patterns of production based on a North-South model. Northern firms engage in R&D activity and produce cutting-edge quality products through innovation. Production is decomposed into advanced and basic production. Northern firms can choose to complete the whole production process at home or carry out only advanced production using basic constituent goods produced in the South. When a Northern firm makes basic goods made abroad, it engages in FDI; it can, however, choose instead to outsource its basic goods production to Southern firms under license. There are two major differences between FDI and outsourcing strategies. Conducting FDI activity incurs higher costs since a Northern firm needs to recruit Southern workers to manage or monitor its production process in the South. On the other hand, without properly managing or monitoring its production process in the South, outsourcing is subject to the risk of contract defaulting. Furthermore, I plan to introduce human capital accumulation into the above trade model. Heterogeneous (skilled and unskilled) agents are considered in the model. This setup allows us to study the effects of global specialization on the wage inequality.外國直接投資委外代工人力資本所得不均研發。FDIOutsourcingHuman CapitalInequalityInnovation.