Production subcontracting and location |
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Authors: | Adelheid Holl |
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Institution: | aFEDEA (Foundation for Applied Economics Studies) c/ Jorge Juan, 46, 28001 Madrid, Spain |
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Abstract: | Using data from a panel of Spanish manufacturing firms, I examine factors that explain firms' production subcontracting decisions and test whether there is any evidence that production subcontracting is facilitated in areas typically associated with higher agglomeration economies. The results show that location matters. Firms in industry agglomerations are more likely to subcontract production activities. While in general, larger and older firms as well as high wage firms show a greater probability for production subcontracting, industry agglomeration particularly facilitates subcontracting for smaller and lower wage firms and it allows firms to respond to a greater degree to expansive demand conditions by taking advantage of subcontracting. |
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Keywords: | Production subcontracting Agglomeration economies |
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