Spain. In particular, survey respondents are asked how their contracting practices of peripheral services had changed in the … integration to changes in other relevant plant characteristics. We show that increases in outsourcing of services are positively … correlated with increases in the plant's market share as well as increases in product market competition and product prices …

Spain. In particular, survey respondents are asked how their contracting practices of peripheral services had changed in the … integration to changes in other relevant plant characteristics. We show that increases in outsourcing of services are positively … correlated with increases in the plant's market share as well as increases in product market competition and product prices …

outsourcing service functions previously provided within the firm, performed worse. In sum, our findings support the view that … firms tend to overestimate the benefits accruing from outsourcing of services previously provided internally. …

Spain. In particular, survey respondents are asked how their contracting practices of peripheral services had changed in the … integration to changes in other relevant plant characteristics. We show that increases in outsourcing of services are positively … correlated with increases in the plant's market share as well as increases in product market competition and product prices …

outsourcing service functions previously provided within the firm, performed worse. In sum, our findings support the view that … firms tend to overestimate the benefits accruing from outsourcing of services previously provided internally. …

A service provider firm in an outsourcing relationship is distinct from a typical firm because it is not a stand alone …, rent, energy consumption cannot appropriately determine a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firm's productivity. Academic … perspective of the host country, the sourcing firm, the global outsourcing industry and of course the service provider firm. In …

Spain. In particular, and among many other things, survey respondents were asked how service outsourcing practices had … competition. We also find that outsourcing increases when plants face simultaneous increases in product quality and product prices … outsourcing to changes in other relevant dimensions as possible determinants of the boundaries of the firm. These dimensions are …

anticompetitive effects. Most importantly, antitrust analysis should focus on competition for seeking and providing attention rather … than the particular products and services used for securing and delivering this attention. The existence of competition …