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dc.contributor.authorDebaere, Peteren
dc.contributor.authorGörg, Holgeren
dc.contributor.authorRaff, Horsten
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-30T08:29:29Z-
dc.date.available2010-06-30T08:29:29Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/32983-
dc.description.abstractWe use unique plant-level data to study the link between the local availability of services and the decision of manufacturing firms to source materials from abroad. To guide our empirical analysis we develop a monopolistic competition model of the materials sourcing decisions of heterogeneous firms. The model generates predictions about how the intensity of international sourcing of materials depends on a firm's productivity and the availability of local services. These predictions are supported by the data. We find evidence that more productive manufacturing firms tend to have a higher ratio of imported materials to sales. In addition, we find evidence that services grease the wheels of international commerce: A greater availability of services across regions, industries and time increases a firm's foreign sourcing of materials relative to sales. Interestingly, this positive impact of local service availability on imports especially applies to stand-alone firms that, unlike multinationals, are less likely to rely on imported or internally provided services.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aLeverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy, University of Nottingham |cNottinghamen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aResearch Paper |x2010,01en
dc.subject.jelF12en
dc.subject.jelL23en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordinternational tradeen
dc.subject.keywordservicesen
dc.subject.keywordoff-shoringen
dc.subject.keywordsupply chain managementen
dc.subject.keywordfirm heterogeneityen
dc.subject.stwInternationale Beschaffungen
dc.subject.stwOffshoringen
dc.subject.stwLieferanten-Kunden-Beziehungen
dc.subject.stwUnternehmensdienstleistungen
dc.subject.stwAußenhandelen
dc.subject.stwMonopolisten
dc.titleGreasing the wheels of international commerce: How services facilitate firms' international sourcing-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn62119882Xen
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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