Search Results - subject:"International Outsourcing"

Outsourcing and Trade in a Spatial World

Egger, Hartmut; Egger, Peter - CESifo - 2004

This paper provides an analysis of outsourcing and trade in a spatial model à la Hotelling. In this setting, we discuss the trade-off between transport-cost-related disadvantages and outsourcing-induced production cost advantages of a large economy. The model gives a rich picture of possible...

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In Search of ‘Offshoring’: Evidence from U.S. Imports of Services

Welsum, Desirée Van - Birkbeck, Department of Economics, Mathematics & Statistics - 2004

This paper explores the relationship between imports of services by the United States and the international sourcing of services production activities using a number of different panel data estimators for a number of different categories of services. A conventional import demand relationship is...

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A note on wage inequality, technology, and trade

Lo, Chu-ping - In: Modern economy 2 (2011) 3, pp. 340-343

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Individual Earnings, International Outsourcing and Technological Change: Evidence from Italy

Broccolini, Chiara; Turco, Alessia Lo; Presbitero, Andrea; … - In: International Economic Journal 25 (2011) 1, pp. 29-46

The aim of this paper is to evaluate empirically the relative effects of international outsourcing of materials and …

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The risks and benefits associated with global outsourcing

Aghazadeh, Seyed-Mahmoud - In: International Journal of Services, Economics and Management 3 (2011) 2, pp. 232-249

Many companies have turned to outsourcing as a common practice for their businesses. This paper looks at the current trend of outsourcing and its efficiency for the companies that use it. This is done by looking at the reasons for and against outsourcing and comparing the two. The evidence...

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Global outsourcing or foreign direct investment: Why apple chose outsourcing for the iPod

Lo, Chu-Ping - In: Japan and the World Economy 23 (2011) 3, pp. 163-169

productive firms may prefer international outsourcing to foreign direct investment (FDI) in industries with a high innovation … innovative iPod through international outsourcing instead of FDI. …

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Operational effects and firms' responses

Yu, Yang; Lindsay, Valerie - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 22 (2011) 3, pp. 306-323

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to clarify the impact of international outsourcing on manufacturing strategy and … performance of apparel manufacturing firms. The authors aim to show how managers address the effects of international outsourcing …, including their use of international outsourcing. Findings – The findings show that international outsourcing generates both …

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The Role of Public Infrastructure for Firm Location and International Outsourcing

Egger, Hartmut; Falkinger, Josef - 2003

. International outsourcing from home declines. Opposite effects are triggered in the partner country. In a welfare analysis we …

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The role of public infrastructure for firm location and international outsourcing

Egger, Hartmut; Falkinger, Josef - 2003

. International outsourcing from home declines. Opposite effects are triggered in the partner country. In a welfare analysis we …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011508001

The Role of Public Infrastructure for Firm Location and International Outsourcing

Egger, Hartmut; Falkinger, Josef - CESifo - 2003

. International outsourcing from home declines. Opposite effects are triggered in the partner country. In a welfare analysis we …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181285