Impact of Production Linkages on Industrial Upgrading in ASEAN, the People's Republic of China, and India: Organizational Evidence of a Global Supply Chain

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Supply chain dynamics with assortative matching

“…Supply chains also exhibit assortative matching. Machikita and Ueki (2012) provide evidence for strong assortative matching by firm attributes, like multinational enterprise, joint venture, and local firm. Costinot et al (2013) exploit the tendency of positive assortative matching between countries' productivities and assignment to stages of production in developing a model of global supply chains.…”

Economic Corridor Development in Pakistan:

“…These connections are critical to facilitate the exchange of know-how, technology, and market information. Evidence also suggests that manufacturing firms that have foreign consumers are more likely to achieve product and process innovation (Machikita and Ueki 2012). The Leipzig-Frankfurt Economic Corridor demonstrates how an innovation network and cluster develop strength as part of deliberate regional integration policies and investments (Brunner 2013).…”