firms. Given the possibility of extreme disintegration of production processes we can have
that, theoretically, in a low-cost labour country like India, the more labour intensive and
lower value added phases of production are performed. This can be one of the reasons
why we do not find efficiency advantages. This issue needs however more in depth studies
in the future and more specific data sources.
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