selling abroad. Because offshoring requires larger sunk costs than domestic sourcing, some firms decide to offshore only when … between the domestic and the foreign market are greater. In turn, offshoring firms sell greater volumes, display less …

significant increase in services imports (2002-2012). We use world service export supply shocks, which we allocate to firms based … on their highly specialized service input structure, as an instrument to identify the impact of service offshoring. We …

Corruption is one of the world’s most widespread political problems. It can be found on international, national and sub …

The offshoring of production by multinational firms has expanded dramatically in recent decades, increasing these firms … probability. We also show that a firm’s probability of offshoring increases with the share of its employees who are immigrants …

affect the volume of offshoring between U.S. companies and their affiliates. The suggested argument is stronger for the …

uncertainty by observing offshoring firms’ behaviour. The model characterises a sequential offshoring equilibrium path, led by the … Colombia, we test for the determinants and timing of offshoring decisions. We also derive spatial probit structural models to … identify the firms’ dynamic trade-off when they decide on the offshoring location. We find supportive evidence for the model …

equilibrium where input sub-bundles may be traded (offshoring). The model allows for several goods and two fragments, produced …. I also explore trade policy implications and compare offshoring to migration. …