This paper analyzes the effects of trade and outsourcing on the transition probabilities of employment between sectors … labor market turnover. Increases in imports, terms of trade and, especially, in the outsourcing share negatively affect the …

We investigate the relationship between outsourcing and profitability paying particular attention to the endogeneity of … outsourcing. The empirical analysis uses unique plant level data for the electronics sector in Ireland. A particular feature of … activities. We distinguish outsourcing of materials from outsourcing of services inputs. We find that plants that are …