Using rich data on the international transactions of intermediate inputs by French firms we investigate the determinants of the choice between vertical integration and outsourcing at the international level. Our results show that the probability of vertical integration is reduced by the extent...

The pace of technological change and the challenges faced by companies to remain competitive in global markets have contributed to a global expansion of Ramp;D transactions. This paper shows that French companies engaged in the offshore outsourcing of Ramp;D are outward oriented essentially...

Using rich data on the international transactions of intermediate inputs by French firms we investigate the determinants of the choice between vertical integration and outsourcing at the international level. Our results show that the probability of vertical integration is reduced by the extent...

This paper analyzes the off-shoring strategy from an empirical view. It focuses on a set of models, extracts a set of testable hypothesizes and creates a suitable set of variable to test their validity. This analysis is based on a data set from French manufacturing firms that provides detailed...