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Murphy, Gavin; Siedschlag, Iulia - 2015

We analyse determinants of an enterprise's decision to offshore R&D activities using a novel data set for enterprises in Ireland over the period 2001-2006. Our results suggest that, on average, other things equal, enterprises integrated in international production and innovation networks, and...

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Drivers of deindustrialisation : sub-system analysis of internationally fragmented production structures

Lábaj, Martin; Stracová, Erika - 2019

countries the level of outsourcing reached its limits at the beginning of the new millennium. At the same time, the offshoring … expenditures approach that allows us to consistently analyse the role of i) outsourcing, ii) offshoring and iii) changes in final …

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International outsourcing and productivity growth

Falk, Martin; Wolfmayr, Yvonne - 2008

This study investigates the impact of international outsourcing to low? and high income countries on total factor … international outsourcing of material inputs to low income countries is significantly negatively related to productivity growth …. Furthermore, while the narrow measure of international outsourcing of materials is not significant, purchased services from abroad …

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Insertion of Argentine firms in global value chains not oriented to the mass market : the cases of high-end footwear and the Basso group

González, Andrea; Hallak, Juan Carlos; Schott, Peter K.; … - 2012

This paper describes experiences of international insertion of Argentine producers of manufactured goods not oriented to the mass market. Based on these experiences, we develop a typology of potential alternatives of international insertion for this type of goods centered on the role of local...

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International product fragmentation and the insertion of Latin America and the Caribbean in global production networks : Colombian case studies

Meléndez Arjona, Marcela; Uribe, Maria José - 2012

Understanding the drivers of international production fragmentation is an important issue for Latin American and Caribbean countries because participation in global production networks can help mitigate instability due to dependence on natural resources and can provide opportunities for further...

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Insertion of Costa Rica in global value chains : a case study

Monge González, Ricardo; Zolezzi, Sandro - 2012

This study sheds light on how Costa Rica’s insertion in global value chains occurs by examining governance patterns, the type of activities involved, and the level of underlying innovation in the selected value chain. The paper describes in detail two case studies of electronic-related...

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Can Mexico set up in the aerospace and the software and IT global value chains as a high-value-added player?

Brown Grossman, Flor; Domínguez Villalobos, Lilia - 2012

This study is an effort to identify the process by which firms venture into GVCs and the obstacles faced by firms once they have been immersed in it. We have focused on two particular GVCs: the aerospace GVC and the software and IT services GVC. Through the case studies, we analyzed the nature...

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