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International product fragmentation and the insertion of Latin America and the Caribbean in global production networks : Colombian case studies
Meléndez Arjona, Marcela; Uribe, Maria José - 2012
Understanding the drivers of international production fragmentation is an important issue for Latin American and Caribbean countries because participation in global production networks can help mitigate instability due to dependence on natural resources and can provide opportunities for further...
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Insertion of Costa Rica in global value chains : a case study
Monge González, Ricardo; Zolezzi, Sandro - 2012
This study sheds light on how Costa Rica’s insertion in global value chains occurs by examining governance patterns, the type of activities involved, and the level of underlying innovation in the selected value chain. The paper describes in detail two case studies of electronic-related...
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Can Mexico set up in the aerospace and the software and IT global value chains as a high-value-added player?
Brown Grossman, Flor; Domínguez Villalobos, Lilia - 2012
This study is an effort to identify the process by which firms venture into GVCs and the obstacles faced by firms once they have been immersed in it. We have focused on two particular GVCs: the aerospace GVC and the software and IT services GVC. Through the case studies, we analyzed the nature...
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Downstream offshoring and firm-level employment : evidence for Belgian manufacturing firms
Merlevede, Bruno; Michel, Bernhard - 2013
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La soutenabilité de la protection sociale
Desmet, Raphael; Fasquelle, Nicole; Joyeux, Christophe; … - 2013
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Trade and investment barriers affecting international production networks in India
Hoda, Anwarul; Rai, Durgesh Kumar - 2014
by investors of particular locations for investment in manufacturing. The paper also lists out other shortcomings in the …
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Much Ado About Nothing : American Jobs and the Rise of Service Outsourcing to China and India
Liu, Runjuan - 2008
outsourcing grew at rates experienced during 1996-2005 in business, professional and technical services i.e., in segments where … outsourcing (1) would switch 4-digit occupations 2 percent less often, (2) would spend 0.1 percent less time unemployed, and (3 …We examine the impact on U.S. labor markets of offshore outsourcing in services to China and India. We also consider …
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Contractual Versus Generic Outsourcing : The Role of Proximity
Feenstra, Robert C. - 2005
We explore the relationship between proximity of buyers and sellers and the organizational form of outsourcing …. Outsourcing can be "contractual" in which suppliers undertake specific investments or involve "generic" market transactions …
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Ownership and Control in Outsourcing to China : Estimating the Property-Rights Theory of the Firm
Feenstra, Robert C. - 2004
In this paper, we develop a simple model of international outsourcing and apply it to processing trade in China. We …
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Misfits in the car industry : offshore assembly decisions at the variety level
Head, Keith; Mayer, Thierry - 2018
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