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Originally Posted by Langy
Also, economies of scale don't scale up unendingly.
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No, but in general high-tech junk has a much higher minimum efficient scale than low-tech junk.
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Specialization in research and development is a different beast than specialization in manufacturing. If you don't need to transport a product, then you can easily specialize it all into one location without having too many problems with transit times.
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Nevertheless we fabricate microchips in Japan, California, and Korea, assemble computers in Thailand, and ship the finished products to Iceland and Australia.