We propose a two-country monopolistic competition model of business service offshoring that captures the advantage ….e., domestic service provision or service offshoring). It is shown that the utilization of communication networks induces a … dramatic change in industrial structure due to entrepreneurial relocation (i.e., service offshoring) to take advantage of time …

We study the relation between the off-shoring of intermediates and services and productivity growth in the Italian … manufacturing industries in 1995-2003. Our results indicate that the off-shoring of intermediates within the same industry ("narrow … off-shoring") is beneficial for productivity growth, while the off-shoring of services is not. We also find that the way …

parameters may lead to a large increase in offshoring activities …

This paper examines the relationship between offshoring activity by U.S. multinational firms and the structure of U …, we find that offshoring multinational activity and preferential market access are positively and consistently correlated …

In oligopolistic industries, increased cost saving opportunities via offshoring have a moderating effect on trade … offshoring, and it is only at that level that further economic integration will lead to both wage moderation and offshoring … activities. Therefore, our analysis suggests that rather than provoking a downsizing of the welfare state, offshoring defines an …