A major question in the globalization debate is whether outsourcing and offshoring activities are beneficial to the … suggests that the effect of offshoring manufacturing and services on total factor productivity (TFP) is positive and larger …

-house offshoring to China is a major determinant of Dutch import growth from China. Dutch firms tend to offshore production in …

We study the relationship between offshoring and the prevalence and intensity of labor market imperfections at the firm … wagemarkdown pricing originating from firms' monopsony power in both countries. Offshoring benefits firms in that imports of final … effect of offshoring on wage markdowns arises from an increase in productivity that is only imperfectly passed through into …

Outsourcing of detention is a complex public task, due to quality risks from incomplete contracts, the public … responsibility for sentencing and execution, and related social opinions. In the Netherlands, the debate about the outsourcing of … experience of outsourcing prison services - in particular for juvenile detention and internal forensic psychiatric care - to …