Trade theory consists of a portfolio of models. What elements might be useful in modeling the offshoring of white … characteristics of offshoring, and then use those models to identify the effects of technological or institutional changes which allow … offshoring of white-collar services to occur. …

We analyze the effects of offshoring of intermediate input production on labour demand in Sweden, distinguishing … that offshoring -- in particular to low-income countries -- tends to shift labour demand away from workers with an … intermediate level of education. Offshoring to high-income countries, which is the largest component of overall offshoring, does …

This paper examines the channels through which offshoring affects employment in a representative sample of German … share of foreign to total inputs. We find that an average offshoring establishment has higher employment, higher … from offshoring on employment. However, employment in an establishment decreases - relative to its counterfactual - when it …

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 …

relative wages and the employment structure in US manufacturing. However, we present evidence to show that the recent … rise in offshoring. To analyze the relationship between globalization, offshoring and relative wages, we develop a general … equilibrium model of trade and offshoring. This reveals that globalization and offshoring have two opposing effects on relative …

The rise of offshoring of intermediate inputs raises important questions for commercial policy. Do the distinguishing … features of offshoring introduce novel reasons for trade policy intervention? Does offshoring create new problems of global … perform in a world where offshoring is prevalent? In this paper we provide answers to these questions, and thereby initiate …

paper is motivated by recent evidence that trade has greatly expanded on the extensive margin (aka fragmentation, offshoring …