Global Sourcing and Firm Selection

Wilhelm Kohler; Marcel Smolka

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2014.06.031

Global Sourcing and Firm Selection

Wilhelm Kohler, Marcel Smolka

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Abstract

We analyze the sourcing strategies of firms active in the Spanish manufacturing sector. We show that firms that select strategies of vertical integration and of foreign sourcing ex post tend to have been more productive, ex ante, than other firms.

Original language	English
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	124
Issue	3
Pages (from-to)	411-415
Number of pages	5
ISSN	0165-1765
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2014.06.031
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

Vertical integration
Offshoring
Firm selection
Firm productivity

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