Using firm-level data on offshoring of Korean manufacturers, the paper examines the relationship between firm … heterogeneity and the probability of adopting offshoring. The results of the paper suggest that firm productivity may not be an … important determinant for Korean firms offshoring decision. Firms global sourcing decision may rather depend on other …

and offshoring. It also briefly notes the implications of differing demographic trends among the Indian states. The paper … growth rate and occupy all segments of global outsourcing and offshoring activities. India has used the labor cost advantage …

Employment is a major concern in the context of trade liberalization. At one level, productive employment is a major … it is not sufficient. The pattern of growth, and in that context, the employment outcome of growth is an important … liberalization on employment may not always be positive. And if that turns out to be the case in a country like Bangladesh, then one …

Employment is a major concern in the context of trade liberalization. At one level, productive employment is a major … it is not sufficient. The pattern of growth, and in that context, the employment outcome of growth is an important … liberalization on employment may not always be positive. And if that turns out to be the case in a country like Bangladesh, then one …

, employment in these sectors has been increasing. With the move into a modern economy, labour standards have improved. The first …

What forces have shaped our nations employment and remuneration record so far? Where is Singapores unemployment rate … order to boost international competitiveness, and so to boost aggregate demand and hence employment, or reaching out for … proposal is to introduce an employment subsidy scheme aimed particularly at low-skilled workers, which has the effect of …

The literature on Rural Non-Agricultural Employment (RNAE) in India is replete with references as to its nature …-net function admirably by absorbing those who could not find employment in agriculture in the service sector and, to a lesser …

services has been broad-based. We show that the growth of service sector employment is not simply disguised manufacturing …

India. It identifies three channels through which SEZs address these issues : employment generation, skill formation (human … interviews of entrepreneurs and workers across the three largest SEZs (in terms of their contribution to exports and employment …) : SEEPZ, Madras and Noida. The analysis reveals that employment generation has been the most important channel through which …