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Changes in the Diversification of Canadian Manufacturing Firms and Plants (1973-1997): A Move to Specialization

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Baldwin, John R.
Beckstead, Desmond
Caves, Richard
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This paper studies changes in diversification of firms and plants since the early 1970s in the Canadian manufacturing sector. It finds that there has been a general increase in specialization of both firms and plants. Firms have been continuously reducing the span of industries in which they operate, particularly when the industries are unrelated. Commodity specialization has also occurred at the plant level; however, in contrast to industry specialization, the pace of commodity specialization increased emerged late in the period, around the time of implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the United States. Plant specialization increased most in those plants that moved most strongly into export markets.

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Paper provided by Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch in its series Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series with number 2002179e.

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Keywords: Manufacturing International trade Business performance and ownership Labour Merchandise exports Business adaptation and adjustment Workplace organization innovation performance

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