José Ignacio González

The Structure of Domestic Production Networks

with Alonso Alfaro-Ureña, Mariany Fuentes, Isabela Manelici and José P. Vásquez.

Status: New draft coming soon!

Abstract: This paper presents a series of facts about within-country buyer-seller relationships using rich microdata from Costa Rica. These facts have the advantage of being established using an internally consistent and standardized sample and methodology. We also contrast these facts from Costa Rica against those already established for developed economies and emphasize striking commonalities. We also explore how geography shapes network formation and firms' exposure to international trade shocks. Last, we argue that the buyer-seller relationships present characteristics that seem hard to explain by pure randomness.