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imports but German sector-level outcomes exhibit some covariation consistent with faster task offshoring in sectors exposed to …
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We analyze the relationship between offshoring and the onshore workforce composition in German multinational … enterprises (MNEs), using plant data that allow us to discern tasks, occupations, and workforce skills. Offshoring is associated … not alter the direction of the relationship. We find offshoring to predict between 10 and 15 percent of observed changes …
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At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage policy in Germany are …
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/oder negative Begleiteffekte auf den Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland ausgehen. Obwohl die deutsche Entwicklungshilfe primär …
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-way offshoring/trade-in-tasks. …
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workers at home and abroad. In an extension to our baseline model, we illustrate that offshoring production from the high …
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We survey an emerging literature at the intersection of organizational economics and international trade. We argue that a proper modelling of the organizational aspects of production provides valuable insights on the aggregate workings of the world economy. In reviewing the literature, we...
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We find that trade unions have a rational incentive to oppose the adoption of labour-saving technology when labour demand is inelastic and unions care much for employment relative to wages. Trade liberalization typically increases trade union technology opposition. These conclusions are reached...
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