wage if the plant has backward linkages with the local economy. Our empirical evidence, based on a rich plant level dataset …, shows that the extent of local linkages indeed generally reduces the wage elasticity of labour demand. This result is …

Intersectoral linkages can act as shock propagation channels and shape the pattern of structural transformation. To our … knowledge, no research has examined how subnational differences in intersectoral linkages impact such spillover effects. We … hypothesize that regional differences in local economic shocks diversify intersectoral linkages, and, consequently, produce …

intersectoral linkages characterized by allowing elasticities of substitution in sectoral outputs and sectoral productivities to …