American Economic Review
ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)
(Indirect) Input Linkages
American Economic Review
vol. 105,
no. 5, May 2015
(pp. 662–66)
Abstract
Relative to backward firms, technologically-advanced firms source inputs from other advanced firms. These sourcing patterns lead to a magnification effect of technology adoption. A firm that adopts higher-technology increases the relative supply and demand for higher-technology inputs. As a result, it positively influences the technology of other firms in its production chain. Using data from a Colombian manufacturing survey, we provide evidence that advanced firms disproportionately value advanced inputs. More novel, we provide suggestive evidence that technological advancements in some firms increase the technology of other firms indirectly linked to them through a common input market.Citation
Eslava, Marcela, Ana Cecília Fieler, and Daniel Yi Xu. 2015. "(Indirect) Input Linkages." American Economic Review 105 (5): 662–66. DOI: 10.1257/aer.p20151122Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- L14 Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation; Networks
- L60 Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General
- O14 Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
- O32 Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
- O33 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes