Vertical relatedness and services outsourcing: A firm-level analysis

TitleVertical relatedness and services outsourcing: A firm-level analysis
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2019
AuthorsCainelli G., Ganau R., Iacobucci D.
JournalIndustrial and Corporate Change
Volume28
Pagination753-771
PublisherOxford University Press
ISSN09606491
Keywordsdata set, heterogeneity, Italy, manufacturing, outsourcing
Abstract

This paper analyzes the relationship between local-level vertical relatedness and firms' services outsourcing, using a data set of 46,671 Italian manufacturing firms observed over the period 1999-2007. The analysis uses a firm-level index of services outsourcing based on the Adelman index, and it proposes a new measure of vertical relatedness. Overall, the results suggest that it is not agglomeration per se that matters for services outsourcing but rather the presence of vertically related industries. The role of firm-level heterogeneity in terms of size, geographic location, and technological regime also emerges. © 2018 The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Associazione ICC. All rights reserved.

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DOI10.1093/icc/dty038