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R&D, offshoring, and slicing along a global production chain

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  • Larry D. Qiu
  • Mohan Zhou

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This paper analyzes the decision of a multinational firm from a developed country to slice a production chain and to allocate different tasks in the production chain globally. The process involves a wide range of tasks that varies from very routine jobs to research and development (R&D) intensive work. We find that under certain conditions, a drop in offshoring costs (1) leads to more slicing (an increase in the length of production chain) and more offshoring, (2) stimulates R&D, and (3) raises employment in the developed country.

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  • Larry D. Qiu & Mohan Zhou, 2014. "R&D, offshoring, and slicing along a global production chain," Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(1), pages 18-34, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:raaexx:v:21:y:2014:i:1:p:18-34
    DOI: 10.1080/16081625.2014.848510
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