superior to a constellation with different strategies. -- strategic outsourcing ; oligopoly ; welfare effects …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 …

This paper analyzes a sequential game where firms decide about outsourcing the production of a non-specific input good … Tirole (1984) to characterize the different equilibria. We find that outsourcing generally softens competition in the final … product market. If firms anticipate the impact of their outsourcing decisions on input prices, there may be equilibria where …

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 … integrated production and thus leads to more outsourcing. Additionally, we analyse how domestic costs and taxation affect the …

This paper analyzes how capital structure and product market competition affect the firms' choice between outsourcing … with long term contracts and outsourcing to the spot market. When outsourcing to the spot market firms are exposed to price … uncertainty, whereas a long term contract allows them to set in advance the outsourcing price. We show that, to the extent that …

multiple complementary inputs and the entry of a supplier into the final good market gives rise to mutual outsourcing of inputs … between the encroaching supplier and the incumbent. We show that, post encroachment, mutual outsourcing between the competing … mutual outsourcing. Our analysis yields novel managerial, empirical and policy implications. …

multiple complementary inputs and the entry of a supplier into the final good market gives rise to mutual outsourcing of inputs … between the encroaching supplier and the incumbent. We show that, post encroachment, mutual outsourcing between the competing … mutual outsourcing. Our analysis yields novel managerial, empirical and policy implications …

welfare implications of vertical licensing. …

outsourcing with long term contracts and outsourcing to the spot market. When outsourcing to the spot market firms are exposed to … price uncertainty, whereas a long term contract allows them to set in advance the outsourcing price. We show that, to the … outsourcing decision involves a trade-off between a positive convexity effect of input price uncertainty under the spot regime and …

This paper investigates the effect of capital structure on a firm's choice between vertical integration and outsourcing … instrument to collect the surplus from outsourcing as their wealth constraint or limited liability ensures them more attractive … compensation schemes. Investigating the buyer's capital structure, we find that outsourcing with risky debt is more likely to occur …