chapter compares the impact of international trade in intermediate inputs (offshoring) on wage inequality in two distinct but … similar frameworks. In the first framework the profitability of offshoring is based on increasing returns to scale on the task …-level, whereas the second framework relies on differences in relative factor endowments of the two countries involved in offshoring …

engage in offshoring. Reshoring does occur but seldom for corrective reasons. China remains the most attractive site for …

This paper assesses the impact of international outsourcing/offshoring practices on the process of wage equalization … outsourcing/offshoring indices based on input-output data (World Input Output Database, April 2012 release). Two-way relations … place, but international outsourcing plays a negligible role in wage equalization. Moreover, even though regression results …

"Nedelyn Magtibay-Ramos, Gemma Estrada, and Jesus Felipe provide an analysis of the business process outsourcing (BPO …

interaction between coverage and outsourcing for these skill groups. -- Collective Bargaining ; International Outsourcing ; Union …In this paper, we provide first empirical evidence on the effect of outsourcing on union wages using linked employer … industries with high outsourcing intensities. The finding applies to both firm- and sector-level agreements. Hence, outsourcing …

. -- Collective Bargaining ; International Outsourcing ; Union Wages …We analyze the effect of outsourcing on union wages in a simple two-stage game between a firm and a union. In contrast …