In this paper, we review recent developments in the field of outsourcing and offshoring and the implications for … engineering management. We examine three aspects involved in outsourcing and offshoring, namely, sourcing models, coordination …, and value extracted from outsourcing projects. We conclude that additional research is needed on recent trends in …

The paper investigates the relationship between offshoring, wages, and the ease with which individuals' tasks can be … suitability of a task for offshoring and the associated skill level. Accordingly, wage effects of offshoring can be very … on offshoring. Our main results suggest that in partial equilibrium, wage effects of offshoring are fairly modest but far …

integration)? Which firms choose to expand their sourcing activities across the national border (offshoring)? This letter provides … vertical integration and of offshoring tend to have been more productive ex ante than firms choosing not to do so. This finding …

incorporating production offshoring into a North-South model of directed technical change. We �find that if offshoring is present … change in the North. This fi�nding highlights the different implications of offshoring and conventional trade on innovation …. Furthermore, we �find that an increase in the Southern stock of capital reduces offshoring and also leads to skill …

We investigate the impact of offshoring on individual level wages and unemployment probabilities and pay particular …. Data are taken from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), linked with industry-level data on offshoring of materials and … significant reduction in wages as materials offshoring increases, while permanent workers' wages are unaffected or even tend to …

In this study, we predict a pattern of offshoring and reshoring over the course of economic development. We achieve … this, by extending Grossman and Rossi-Hansberg's (2008) model of offshoring in a simple way by assuming that offshoring … country has two opposing effects on offshoring. On the one hand, it increases the wage rate of workers rendering offshoring …