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Backward Versus Forward Integration of Firms in Global Value Chains
Egger, Peter; Erhardt, Katharina; Masllorens, Gerard - 2021
depend on the relative investment intensity of the producer and the supplier so as to align investment incentives and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013224089
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Vertical Integration and Technology : Theory and Evidence
Acemoglu, Daron; Aghion, Philippe; Griffith, Rachel; … - 2008
relationship between technology intensity and vertical integration from a simple incomplete contracts model. Then, we investigate … find that the technology intensities of downstream (producer) and upstream (supplier) industries have opposite effects on … measures of technology intensity, with alternative estimation strategies, and with or without controlling for a number of firm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014047998
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Polluters and abaters
Nimubona, Alain-Désiré; Sinclair-Desgagné, Bernard - 2010
To comply with laws, regulations and social demands, polluting firms increasingly purchase the needed means from specialized suppliers. This paper analyzes this relatively recent phenomenon. We show how environmental regulation, the size of the output market, the elasticity of demand for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008747660
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Polluters and Abaters
Nimubona, Alain-Désiré; Sinclair-Desgagne, Bernard - 2011
To comply with laws, regulations and social demands, polluting firms increasingly purchase the needed means from specialized suppliers. This paper analyzes this relatively recent phenomenon. We show how environmental regulation, the size of the output market, the elasticity of demand for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014187529
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Outsourcing motives, competitiveness and taxation
König, Jan - 2010
This paper shows the strategic aspects of international outsourcing in an oligopolistic market, if outsourcing is attractive because of fixed cost savings. We show that outsourcing decisions are strategic substitutes. Furthermore, we demonstrate that due to decreasing individual output,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010303908
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Welfare effects of outsourcing in duopolistic markets
König, Jan - 2010
This paper shows the strategic aspects of international outsourcing in a duopolistic market. Due to different costs of integrated production and outsourcing, the choice of a firm influences the strategy of the competitor via the output price. Therefore, the resulting market constellation depends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010303910
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Strategic Outsourcing Revisited
Buehler, Stefan; Haucap, Justus - 2003
This paper analyzes a sequential game where firms decide about outsourcing the production of a non-specific input good to an imperfectly competitive input market. We apply the taxonomy of business strategies introduced by Fudenberg and Tirole (1984) to characterize the different equilibria. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263403
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Strategic outsourcing revisited
Buehler, Stefan; Haucap, Justus - 2003
This paper analyzes a sequential game where firms decide about outsourcing the production of a non-specific input good to an imperfectly competitive input market. We apply the taxonomy of business strategies introduced by Fudenberg and Tirole (1984) to characterize the different equilibria. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010315541
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Welfare effects of outsourcing in duopolistic markets
König, Jan - 2010
This paper shows the strategic aspects of international outsourcing in a duopolistic market. Due to different costs of integrated production and outsourcing, the choice of a firm influences the strategy of the competitor via the output price. Therefore, the resulting market constellation depends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008796592
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Outsourcing motives, competitiveness and taxation
König, Jan - 2010
This paper shows the strategic aspects of international outsourcing in an oligopolistic market, if outsourcing is attractive because of fixed cost savings. We show that outsourcing decisions are strategic substitutes. Furthermore, we demonstrate that due to decreasing individual output,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008796598