At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage policy in Germany are …

This paper provides new evidence on how offshoring shifts relative labor demand for tasks at the industry level. A … novel theoretical mechanism, based on sorting of heterogeneous workers into occupations with task dependent offshoring cost …, guides estimation. Cost shares of tasks are linked to offshoring in a panel estimation using German data for 1998-2007. It is …

This paper analyzes the impact increased offshoring has on labor income risk. It is therefore distinct from a large … offshoring trends at the sector level. Importantly, we distinguish between transitory and permanent shocks to individual income …-insurable. It thus has a particular relevance for individual welfare. Our findings suggest that offshoring tends to lower permanent …