Production Sharing and Singapore's Global Competitiveness
SUSTAINING COMPETITIVENESS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, R.S. Rajan, editor, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003
17 Pages Posted: 18 May 2006
Abstract
This chapter investigates the contribution of cross-border production networks to the international competitiveness of a nation's producers. Cross-border sourcing of components has effects on productivity and efficiency that are very similar to those of technical progress. When a country's comparative advantage varies across the components of a product, the ability of that product to compete in world markets is improved when components are sourced from lowest-cost suppliers. Parts, components, and accessories play an important role in Singapore's trade with both less and more advanced countries. This opens opportunities as well as risks.
Keywords: trade, fragmentation, offshore sourcing, income inequality, unemployment
JEL Classification: F11, F14, O14, O53
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