Global Sourcing and Business and Social Networks: Quality Heterogeneity and Firms’ Efficiency

Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti, Maria Luigia Segnana and Chiara Tomasi

Chapter 12 in Local Economies and Global Competitiveness, 2010, pp 242-256 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract A distinct feature of globalization is the pivotal role played by the internationalization of production processes (Feenstra and Hanson, 1996; Hummels et al., 2001). A growing empirical literature provides evidence on the effects of global sourcing on firms’ efficiency via specialization, learning, variety and quality upgrading mechanisms.

Keywords: Intermediate Input; Global Source; Quality Heterogeneity; Foreign Supplier; Screening Cost (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230294967_13

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