TY  - RPRT
        AU  - López, Ricardo A.
AU  - Suedekum, Jens
        TI  - Vertical Industry Relations, Spillovers and Productivity: Evidence from Chilean Plants
        PY  - 2007/Sep/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 3047
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp3047
        AB  - We use disaggregated data on Chilean plants, and the Chilean input-output table to examine the impact of agglomeration spillovers on total factor productivity (TFP). In common with previous studies, we find evidence of intra-industry spillovers, but no evidence of cross-industry spillovers in general. This picture changes, however, when we take vertical industry relations into account. We find important productivity spillover effects from plants in upstream industries. Interestingly, a similar effect cannot be found from plants in downstream industries. The number of plants in these sectors has no effect on firm level TFP, just as the number of plants in other industries that are neither important upstream suppliers nor downstream customers also has no effect. Agglomeration effects are stronger for small than for large plants.
        KW  - productivity
KW  - agglomeration
KW  - vertical linkages
KW  - Chile
        ER  -