Van Biesebroeck, Johannes; Zhang, Lijun - In: Journal of International Economics 94 (2014) 1, pp. 143-156
We analyze a firm that produces a final good from multiple intermediates, each of which can be sourced domestically or from a low-wage country. Offshoring an intermediate is only profitable when it has matured sufficiently and the savings in production cost outweigh the underinvestment due to...