techies in 2002 saw greater polarization, and grew faster, from 2002 to 2007. Offshoring reduced employment growth. Among blue … market in France has polarized: employment shares of high and low wage occupations have grown, while middle wage occupations … employment share of techies. Using the subsample of firms that are active over the whole period, we show that firms with more …

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 … has a pro-offshoring effect. And 2), under this same condition, offshoring increases volatility in domestic employment of …

faster task offshoring in sectors exposed to lower labour-market tightness. We discuss policy implications of these findings. …

Recent empirical studies have been searching for evidence on and driving forces for offshoring. Frequently, this has … competing with the role of multilateral trade resistance. Our results support evidence for offshoring activities across Europe … rest of the world. -- international trade ; gravity model ; offshoring ; panel data ; European Union …

. First, services offshoring increases average employment and wages within local labour markets, much more so in the …The study proves evidence of five new empirical facts on the impact of services offshoring on local labour markets … manufacturing industry than in the services one. Second, positive effects are both on firms directly offshoring services and on non-offshoring …