Product cycle, contractibility, and global sourcing

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Chen, Xiaoping; Lu, Yi; Zhu, Lianming
• 署名单位: Nanyang Technological University; Tsinghua University; National University of Singapore; Waseda University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-3878
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2017.03.006
• 发表日期: 2017
• 页码: 283-296
• 关键词: Global sourcing; Offshoring; Product cycle; contractibility; Difference-in-difference-in-differences estimation

摘要

This paper examines the organizational structure of global sourcing over the product cycle. This paper combines a new product list data set with China's customs data. The analysis finds that multinationals first produce within their foreign subsidiaries. When the product matures, firms start to outsource their production to external foreign suppliers. International outsourcing appears earlier along the product cycle when contractibility is better.