contrast to some recent studies, we show that the importance of manufacturing for the world economy has not declined during the … manufacturing underestimates the importance of manufacturing. Many former in-house activities of manufacturing are nowadays … countries the level of outsourcing reached its limits at the beginning of the new millennium. At the same time, the offshoring …

domestic productivity distribution. Large manufacturing multinationals have increased their productivity by participating …'s competitiveness. The paper does so by using the International Trade Centre's competitiveness index, for small, medium-sized and large … of participation by 2.5% reduces the competitiveness gap between small and large firms by 1.25%. In addition, the …