Alfaro-Ureña, Alonso, Manelici, Isabela and Vasquez Carvajal, Jose 
ORCID: 0009-0003-7880-8747
(2020)
The effects of joining multinational supply chains: new evidence from firm-to-firm linkages.
PEDL Research Paper.
Private Enterprise Development in Low Income Countries, London, UK.
Abstract
We study the effects of becoming a supplier to multinational corporations (MNCs) using tax data tracking firm-to-firm transactions in Costa Rica. Event-study estimates reveal that domestic firms experience strong and persistent gains in performance after supplying to a first MNC buyer. Four years after, domestic firms employ 26% more workers and have a 4 to 9% higher total factor productivity (TFP). These effects are unlikely to be explained by demand effects or changes in tax compliance. Moreover, suppliers experience a large drop in their sales to all other buyers except the first MNC buyer in the year of the event, followed by a gradual recovery. The dynamics of adjustment in sales to others suggests that firms face short-run capacity constraints that relax over time. Four years later, the sales to others grow by 20%. Most of this growth comes from the acquisition of new buyers, which tend to be “better buyers” (e.g., larger and with more stable supplier relationships). Finally, surveys of domestic firms and MNCs provide further insights into the wide-ranging benefits of supplying to MNCs. According to our surveys, these benefits range from better managerial practices to a better reputation.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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| Official URL: | https://pedl.cepr.org/publications/effects-joining... |
| Additional Information: | © 2021 The Authors |
| Divisions: | Economics Management |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HG Finance |
| JEL classification: | F - International Economics > F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business > F23 - Multinational Firms; International Business F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F14 - Country and Industry Studies of Trade O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development D - Microeconomics > D2 - Production and Organizations > D24 - Production; Cost; Capital and Total Factor Productivity; Capacity |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Aug 2021 08:15 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2024 12:24 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/111615 |
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