robots, and a productivity-enhancing reallocation of labor across firms, away from non-adopters, and toward adopters. …

We investigate the link between productivity of firms and their sourcing behavior. Following Antràs & Helpman (2004) we … productivity premia associated with the different sourcing strategies. We find strong empirical support for the predictions of the … model. -- productivity ; outsourcing ; intra-firm trade ; foreign direct investment ; incomplete contracts ; firm-level data …

This paper investigates the role of firm productivity in drawing firm boundaries in global sourcing. Our analysis … focuses on how productivity affects the allocation of ownership rights between the headquarter of a firm and an intermediate …. domestic). Unlike previous work, we allow for a fully flexible productivity effect with varying magnitude and sign across …

), 552-80, to derive a new prediction regarding how the productivity of a firm affects its choice between vertical … robust firm-level evidence from Spain showing that, in line with our prediction, the effect of productivity works more …

upgrading in foreign-acquired firms. We reveal substantial productivity gains within foreign-acquired firms and we show that …