Série Scientifique Scientific Series 96s-08 Upstream-Downstream Specialization by Integrated Firms in a Partially Integrated Industry
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Ce document est publié dans l'intention de rendre accessibles les résultats préliminaires de la recherche effectuée au CIRANO, afin de susciter des échanges et des suggestions. Les idées et les opinions émises sont sous l'unique responsabilité des auteurs, et ne représentent pas nécessairement les positions du CIRANO ou de ses partenaires. This paper presents preliminary research carried out at CIRANO and aims to encourage discussion and comment. The observations and viewpoints expressed are the sole responsibility of the authors. They do not necessarily represent positions of CIRANO or its partners. CIRANO Le CIRANO est une corporation privée à but non lucratif constituée en vertu de la Loi des compagnies du Québec. Le financement de son infrastructure et de ses activités de recherche provient des cotisations de ses organisations-membres, d'une subvention d'infrastructure du ministère de l'Industrie, du Commerce, de la Science et de la Technologie, de même que des subventions et mandats obtenus par ses équipes de recherche. La Série Scientifique est la réalisation d'une des missions que s'est données le CIRANO, soit de développer l'analyse scientifique des organisations et des comportements stratégiques. CIRANO is a private non-profit organization incorporated under the Québec Companies Act. Its infrastructure and research activities are funded through fees paid by member organizations, an infrastructure grant from the Ministère de l'Industrie, du Commerce, de la Science et de la Technologie, and grants and research mandates obtained by its research teams. The Scientific Series fulfils one of the missions of CIRANO: to develop the scientific analysis of organizations and strategic behaviour. Résumé / Abstract On s'intéresse à la détermination du degré de spécialisation amont-aval d'une industrie partiellement intégrée. La situation est modélisée de sorte à pouvoir prendre en compte des différences persistantes de coût de production entre firmes en amont, ce qui est typique de plusieurs industries de ressources naturelles. Le modèle permet de faire ressortir les rôles respectifs des considérations stratégiques et des considérations de coût dans la détermination de l'interaction d'une firme intégrée avec le secteur non intégré de l'industrie et, de ce fait, la détermination de sa spécialisation relative amont-aval. Des faits stylisés tirés de l'industrie pétrolière mondiale viennent illustrer le type de comportement auquel on peut s'attendre dans un tel contexte. We propose a simple model of a partially integrated industry which explicitly takes into account persistent production cost differences across upstream firms, such as one might observe in natural resource industries. The …
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