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Characterizing Spanish deindustrialization in a context of international productive fragmentation: a subsystem approach

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  • Miguel Ángel Casaú-Guirao

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This paper investigates the process of structural change in Spain by considering the evolution of the manufacturing sector and its domestic and international intersectoral linkages from 1995 to 2018. Using the subsystem approach applied at a global level, we analyze the deindustrialization process of the Spanish manufacturing sector in terms of employment, with particular attention to the role played by outsourcing and offshoring. Our results show that deindustrialization measured through the subsystem approach has been lower than reflected in the traditional statistics. Additionally, we find that outsourcing, particularly after the crisis, has played a significant role in the changing deindustrialization trend. Finally, offshoring has been an essential driver of deindustrialization in the pre-crisis period, mainly in a global dimension. Since then, it has become shorter and more regionalized.

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  • Miguel Ángel Casaú-Guirao, 2026. "Characterizing Spanish deindustrialization in a context of international productive fragmentation: a subsystem approach," Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(1), pages 134-154, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ecinnt:v:35:y:2026:i:1:p:134-154
    DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2025.2464588
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