parameters may lead to a large increase in offshoring activities …

organizational decision is driven by two countervailing effects: the ownership rights effect favors outsourcing, while the “indirect … outsourcing of the “less important” supplier is chosen in equilibrium. We also consider an open economy setup where the producer …

organizational decision is driven by two countervailing effects: the ownership rights effect favors outsourcing, while the 'indirect … outsourcing of the 'less important' supplier is chosen in equilibrium. We also consider an open economy setup where the producer …

In this paper we explore the role that demand uncertainty plays for the offshoring decision, and the role that … offshoring plays for domestic volatility of employment. Offshoring is modeled as in Antràs & Helpman (2004), but we assume … firm's employment decision in its domestic and offshore production. In this environment, offshoring is driven by …

This paper deals with optimal income taxation under labor outsourcing and FDI. We show how the optimal income tax … response to the joint effect of outsourcing and FDI depends on whether FDI is complementary with, or substitutable for …

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 …