Abstract
This paper examines whether the outsourcing of business services is supported more in thicker local markets. In particular, I examine manufacturing plants' practices of outsourcing business services. Using plant-level data from the 1992 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM), I find evidence that supports the view that a plant's likelihood of outsourcing is greater in thicker local markets, while the extent of the effect varies across services.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 220-238 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Regional Science and Urban Economics |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 Mar 1 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Business service
- In-house production
- Outsourcing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics and Econometrics
- Urban Studies