摘要：This paper analyses the development and the determinants of backward linkages betweenelectronics firms and domestic sub-suppliers in Ireland using data for 1982 to 1995. We find that,even when controlling for other firm and sector specific factors, foreign firms have lower linkagesthan Irish firms. Our results also suggest both foreign and indigenous firms have increased theirmaterial linkages over time, which points to the success of Ireland's industrial policy of developingelectronics clusters. Furthermore, we find that there are differences in the determinants of linkagesbetween foreign and indigenous firms, and that these differ as between service and material linkages
