Strategic Outsourcing under Economies of Scale
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چکیده
Economies of scale in upstream production can lead both disintegrated downstream firm as well as its vertically integrated rival to outsource offshore for intermediate goods, even if offshore production has moderate cost disadvantage compared to inhouse production of the vertically integrated firm.
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