We propose an endogenous growth model with offshoring to investigate its effects on product innovation and growth in … the country of origin. Offshoring is associated with reduced feedback from offshored plants to domestic labs as well as … static decision to relocate plants but not R&D. Hence, offshoring may be chosen by firms when it damages the growth rate of …

and to introduce new products and upgrade existing products. The effect of offshoring on R&D spending is significantly …

We study the impact of employment quota on firms' demand for disabled workers. The Austrian Disabled Persons Employment …-compliance tax generates strong employment effects for low-wage firms and weak effects for high-wage firms. We also find that growing …

A significant gap exists in the UK between the employment rate for Ethnic Minorities and that for Whites. From a policy … discriminatory behaviour in the labour market. In this paper, we use administrative data to estimate ethnic differences in employment …