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Vertical Integration and Technology : Theory and Evidence

Acemoglu, Daron; Aghion, Philippe; Griffith, Rachel; … - 2008

relationship between technology intensity and vertical integration from a simple incomplete contracts model. Then, we investigate … find that the technology intensities of downstream (producer) and upstream (supplier) industries have opposite effects on … measures of technology intensity, with alternative estimation strategies, and with or without controlling for a number of firm …

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Backward Versus Forward Integration of Firms in Global Value Chains

Egger, Peter; Erhardt, Katharina; Masllorens, Gerard - 2021

depend on the relative investment intensity of the producer and the supplier so as to align investment incentives and …

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Backward versus forward integration of firms in global value chains

Egger, Peter; Erhardt, Katharina; Masllorens, Gerard - 2021

depend on the relative investment intensity of the producer and the supplier so as to align investment incentives and …

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Risiken infolge von Technologie-Outsourcing?

Stephan, Michael (contributor) - 2007

in großer Anteil der multinational tätigen Großunternehmen ist in technologieintensiven, dynamischen Branchen tätig und verfügt über ein breites Spektrum an technologischen Ressourcen. In den vergangenen Dekaden hat ein Großteil dieser Unternehmen zunehmend Wertschöpfungsleistungen an...

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Outsourcing in Contests

Meland, Frode - 2006

We study ex post outsourcing of production in an imperfectly discriminating contest, interpreted here as a research tournament or a procurement contest for being awarded some production contract. We find that the possibility of outsourcing increases competition between the contestants, leading...

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Strategic outsourcing revisited

Bühler, Stefan (contributor); Haucap, Justus (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

This paper analyzes a sequential game where firms decide about outsourcing the production of a non-specific input good to an imperfectly competitive input market. We apply the taxonomy of business strategies introduced by Fudenberg and Tirole (1984) to characterize the different equilibria. We...

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Intra-Firm Trade and Product Contractibility

Bernard, Andrew B.; Jensen, J. Bradford; Redding, Stephen; … - 2013

This paper examines the determinants of intra-firm trade in U.S. imports using detailed country-product data. We create a new measure of product contractibility based on the degree of intermediation in international trade for the product. We find important roles for the interaction of country...

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Intangible Assets and the Organization of Global Supply Chains

Bolatto, Stefano - 2017

technology may leak to competing producers in the market. The level of IPR enforcement in the location of a supplier can …

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When Sharing Platforms Fix Sellers' Prices

Nowag, Julian - 2018

While price-fixing on platforms can attract severe enforcement action, as shown by the Amazon poster case, a more nuanced picture emerges regarding the fixing of prices for sellers by sharing economy platforms. This paper explores possible antitrust responses to such centralised platform-driven...

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Built to Last, Flip or Profit? Exploration-Exploitation and the Survival, Acquisition, and Profitability of Start-ups

Keyhani, Mohammad; Deutsch, Yuval; Madhok, Anoop; … - 2021

Exploration-exploitation research to date has understudied the issue of multiple performance dimensions and their potential trade-offs, which leaves the application of its theory to the context of start-ups exposed to blind spots. The importance of acquisition likelihood as a performance outcome...

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