In the electronics industry and beyond, original design manufacturers (ODMs) provide a full spectrum of services, ranging from design and development to manufacturing, to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Through resource pooling, ODMs benefit from scope economies when designing different...

Problem Definition: We study how the government of a developing country optimizes its Local Content Requirement (LCR) policy to maximize social welfare in a setting where foreign OEMs produce and sell multi-component products in the developing country and local sourcing of components is more...