Spatial Architecture of the Production Networks in Southeast Asia
Date:
1 February 2010Category:
Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Finance and Macroeconomy, Industry and ManufacturingType:
Discussion PapersTags:
industry and manufacturing, MacroeconomyPrint Article:
The main purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on the inter-firm production networks in Southeast Asian developing economies. Using firm-level data obtained from a questionnaire survey of manufacturing firms in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam in 2008, this paper presents the regional distribution of main customers and suppliers and their geographical proximity. Firm-level capabilities and transaction costs associated with specific inter-firm relationships would influence the distances between customers and suppliers. Ordered logistic estimations are carried out to examine factors affecting the spatial architecture of the production networks in the region.
