Complementary and Cost Reduction: Evidence from the Auto Supply Industry

Over the last 20 years, the success of Japanese manufacturing firms has brought renewed attention to the importance of cost reduction on existing products as a source of productivity growth. This paper uses survey data and field interviews from the auto supply industry to explore the determinants...

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Main Author: Helper, Susan
Language:en_US
Published: 2002
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/1447