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International outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand in the United Kingdom

Hijzen, Alexander (contributor); Görg, Holger (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

"This paper investigates empirically the link between international outsourcing and the skill structure of labour … demand in the United Kingdom. It is the first detailed study of this issue for the UK. Outsourcing is calculated using import … factor demands, our main results show that international outsourcing has had a strong negative impact on the demand for …

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International fragmentation and relative wages in the UK

Hijzen, Alexander (contributor); Görg, Holger (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Do foreign-owned firms provide better working conditions than their domestic counterparts? : a comparative analysis

Hijzen, Alexander; Martins, Pedro S.; Schank, Thorsten; … - 2010

This paper analyses to what extent working conditions in foreign-owned firms differ from those in their domestic counterparts. It makes three main contributions. First, we replicate the consensus in the empirical literature by applying a standardised methodology to firm-level data for three...

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The Productivity Spillover Potential of Foreign-Owned Firms : Firm-Level Evidence for Hungary

Görg, Holger - 2006

This paper analyses the potential for productivity spillovers from inward foreign direct investment using administrative panel data for firms for Hungary. The productivity spillovers potential (PSP) is expected to be a function of the importance of firm-specific assets (FSA) within...

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