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MAKE-OR-BUY’ IN INTERNATIONAL OLIGOPOLY AND THE ROLE OF COMPETITIVE PRESSURE
Leahy, Dermot; Montagna, Catia - Department of Economics, National University of Ireland - 2007
an intermediate component in-house or purchasing it from a domestic supplier. We model outsourcing as a bilateral …’ incentive to outsource. Consumer gains from trade liberalisation are enhanced when it leads to less outsourcing. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005424462
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Economising, Strategising and the Decision to Outsource
Leahy, Dermot; Montagna, Catia - Department of Economics Studies, University of Dundee - 2011
We study the make-or-buy decision of oligopolistic firms in an industry in which final good production requires specialised inputs. Firms’ mode of operation decision depends on both the incentive to economize on costs and on strategic considerations. We explore the strategic incentives to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008914735
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OUTSOURCING VERSUS FDI IN OLIGOPOLY EQUILIBRIUM
Leahy, Dermot; Montagna, Catia - Department of Economics Studies, University of Dundee - 2008
wholly owned subsidiary or outsourcing it to a supplier who must make a relationship specific investment. Firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005405129
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STRATEGIC INVESTMENT AND INTERNATIONAL OUTSOURCING IN UNIONISED OLIGOPOLY
Leahy, Dermot; Montagna, Catia - Department of Economics Studies, University of Dundee - 2010
We critically consider the conventional belief that the attractiveness of international outsourcing lies in cheaper … labour costs overseas and that it offers a means to ‘escape’ the power of unions. We develop an oligopoly model in which … firms facing unionised domestic labour market choose between producing an intermediate in-house or outsourcing it to a non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008603047
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Strategic investment and international outsourcing in unionised oligopoly
Leahy, Dermot; Montagna, Catia - 2010
We critically consider the conventional belief that the attractiveness of international outsourcing lies in cheaper … labour costs overseas and that it offers a means to ‘escape’ the power of unions. We develop an oligopoly model in which … firms facing unionised domestic labour market choose between producing an intermediate in-house or outsourcing it to a non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003941026
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Economising, Strategising and the Vertical Boundaries of the Firm
Leahy, Dermot - 2016
We bridge the organisational economics and industrial economics literatures on the vertical boundaries of the firm by contextualising the transaction cost approach to the make-or-buy decision within an oligopolistic market structure. Firms invest in the quality of the intermediate resulting in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012996120
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'Make-or-Buy' in International Oligopoly And the Role of Competitive Pressure
Leahy, Dermot; Montagna, Catia - 2016
an intermediate component in-house or purchasing it from a domestic supplier. We model outsourcing as a bilateral …' incentive to outsource. Consumer gains from trade liberalisation are enhanced when it leads to less outsourcing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014053228
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Economising, Strategising and the Decision to Outsource
Leahy, Dermot - 2016
We study the make-or-buy decision of oligopolistic firms in an industry in which final good production requires specialized inputs. Firms' mode of operation decision depends on both the incentive to economize on costs and on strategic considerations. We explore the strategic incentives to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013008399
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Economising, strategising and the vertical boundaries of the firm
Leahy, Dermot; Montagna, Catia - In: The B.E. journal of theoretical economics 17 (2017) 1, pp. 1-35
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011593809
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Economising, Strategising and the Decision to Outsource
Leahy, Dermot; Montagna, Catia - Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) - 2011
We study the make-or-buy decision of oligopolistic firms in an industry in which final good production requires specialised inputs. Firms’ mode of operation decision depends on both the incentive to economize on costs and on strategic considerations. We explore the strategic incentives to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010552382