Semantic Scholar
Open Access
2019
447 sitasi
Production Networks, Geography, and Firm Performance
A. Bernard
Andreas Moxnes
Y. Saito
Abstrak
This paper examines the importance of buyer-supplier relationships for firm performance. We develop a model in which firms outsource tasks and search for suppliers. Lower search and outsourcing costs lead firms to search more and find better suppliers, which in turn drives down marginal costs. We test the theory by exploiting the opening of a high-speed train line in Japan, which lowered the cost of passenger travel but left shipping costs unchanged. Using an exhaustive data set on firms’ buyer-seller linkages, we find significant improvements in firm performance as well as creation of buyer-seller links, consistent with the model.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (3)
A
A. Bernard
A
Andreas Moxnes
Y
Y. Saito
Akses Cepat
Informasi Jurnal
- Tahun Terbit
- 2019
- Bahasa
- en
- Total Sitasi
- 447×
- Sumber Database
- Semantic Scholar
- DOI
- 10.1086/700764
- Akses
- Open Access ✓