DP13953 Production Networks and Economic Policy

Author(s):	Basile Grassi, Julien Sauvagnat
Publication Date:	August 2019
Date Revised:	September 2019
Keyword(s):	Finance, Fiscal policy, Industrial Organisation, industrial policy, inefficiencies, Input-Output, policy, Production Network
JEL(s):	E23, L13, L14
Programme Areas:	Industrial Organization, Macroeconomics and Growth
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In this paper, we show how to combine data on input-output tables and recent insights from the theory of production networks in order to inform policy. We first describe the information contained in input-output tables compiled by statistical agencies, and show how to derive relevant statistics of production networks. We then discuss the implications of production networks for policy intervention in a series of domains, such as fiscal policy, industrial policy, or, finance. Finally, we present a quantitative exercise applied to French data in order to illustrate that production networks shape the overall impact of competition policy on the economy.