?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.imtlucca.it%2F4078%2F&rft.title=Measuring+the+Input+Rank+in+Global%0D%0ASupply+Networks&rft.creator=Rungi%2C+Armando&rft.creator=Fattorini%2C+Loredana&rft.creator=Huremovic%2C+Kenan&rft.subject=HA+Statistics&rft.subject=HF+Commerce&rft.description=We+introduce+the+Input+Rank+as+a+measure+of+relevance+of+direct+and+indirect+suppliers%0D%0Ain+Global+Value+Chains.+We+conceive+an+intermediate+input+to+be+more+relevant+for+a%0D%0Adownstream+buyer+if+a+decrease+in+that+input%E2%80%99s+productivity+affects+that+buyer+more.%0D%0AIn+particular%2C+in+our+framework%2C+the+relevance+of+any+input+depends+on%3A+i)+the+network%0D%0Aposition+of+the+supplier+relative+to+the+buyer%2C+ii)+the+patterns+of+intermediate+inputs%0D%0Avs.+labor+intensities+connecting+the+buyer+and+the+supplier%2C+iii)+and+the+competitive%0D%0Apressures+along+supply+chains.+After+we+compute+the+Input+Rank+from+both+U.S.+and%0D%0Aworld+Input-Output+tables%2C+we+provide+useful+insights+on+the+crucial+role+of+services%0D%0Ainputs+as+well+as+on+the+relatively+higher+relevance+of+domestic+suppliers+and+suppliers%0D%0Acoming+from+regionally+integrated+partners.+Finally%2C+we+test+that+the+Input+Rank+is+a%0D%0Agood+predictor+of+vertical+integration+choices+made+by+20%2C489+U.S.+parent+companies%0D%0Acontrolling+154%2C836+subsidiaries+worldwide.&rft.date=2020-09&rft.type=Working+Paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.rights=cc_by_nc&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.imtlucca.it%2F4078%2F1%2FEIC-WP_2-2020.pdf&rft.identifier=++Rungi%2C+Armando+and+Fattorini%2C+Loredana+and+Huremovic%2C+Kenan++Measuring+the+Input+Rank+in+Global+Supply+Networks.++EIC+working+paper+series++++ISSN+2279+6894.++++++