This paper uses the FactSet/Revere data set of supply linkages to study the structure of the global production network during 2003-2018. We examine five hypotheses. At the individual firm-level, we show that the in-degree of firms increased at 2.7% per year and out-degree increased at 2.1% per...

Industrial production output is generally correlated with the state of the economy. Nonetheless, during the times of economic downturn some industries take the biggest hit, while at the times of economic boom they reap most benefits. To provide insight into this phenomenon we map supply networks...