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Vertical Integration and Technology: Theory and Evidence
This paper investigates the determinants of vertical integration using data from the U.K. manufacturing sector. The authors find that the relationship between a downstream (producer) industry and an upstream (supplier) industry is more likely to be vertically integrated when the producing industry is more technology intensive and the supplying industry is less technology intensive.
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