Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/87766 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
ETLA Discussion Papers No. 1255
Publisher: 
The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA), Helsinki
Abstract (Translated): 
The report analyses the impacts of globalization on competitiveness of national economies, industries and firms. The focus is in mechanical and electrical engineering and machinery. Global division of labor has significantly changed over the past few decades when the large emerging economies - notably China - have increased their role in world's industrial production. Prices of industrial goods relative to GDP prices of developed countries have been falling thereby pressing the price competitiveness of industrial-country-firms who have been looking for new competitive edge on the global market. This includes offshoring and outsourcing and moving to service provision. The Finnish mechanical and engineering industry has adapted to changing global competitive environment through major structural changes - the firm and plant structures have changed as consequence of exits and major reallocation of resources from less productive to higher productive units.
Subjects: 
competitive edge
globalization
emerging economies
mechanical and electrical engineering
productivity
JEL: 
F13
L60
L64
O12
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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