Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/30737 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 2942
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
Services form an increasing proportion of the inputs used in manufacturing. We explore empirically whether competition in the service sector affects downstream manufacturing firms' efficiency, via the inputs used. Using French micro-data for services, we calculate proxies for competition in services, and then use Input-Output matrices to link services to manufacturing sectors. we find that there is a positive and significant relation between the extent of competition and firms' productivity.
Subjects: 
services liberalization
productivity
input-output tables
competition
JEL: 
F10
F12
F13
L80
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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