. -- multinational firms ; outsourcing ; intra-firm trade ; offshoring ; vertical FDI …

from a low-wage country. Offshoring an intermediate is only profitable when it has matured sufficiently and the savings in … for parts that are only exported later, consistent with offshoring becoming gradually more difficult. …

. -- globalization ; outsourcing ; offshoring ; downsizing ; working conditions ; subjective well-being ; job satisfaction …This paper examines the relationship between outsourcing and various aspects of employee well-being by devoting special … offshoring involves job destruction, especially when the destination is a low-wage country. In such circumstances, staying …

outsourcing and the lowest in foreign vertical integration. We find that robot adopters fragment their production further by … probability of adoption intensifies the effects on outsourcing and weakens the effects on vertical integration. In contrast to …

–South theoretical framework, I show that higher Northern tariffs reduce the incentives for outsourcing and offshoring, while higher … Southern tariffs have the opposite effects. I also show that increased offshoring and outsourcing imply a decrease in the ratio …

domestic and foreign plants. To do so, we examine the first wave of light-truck offshoring to Mexico that occurred due to … and Mexico for the same models of light trucks. Using a new dataset that details the extent of offshoring and domestic … “inshoring” the more complex varieties while offshoring the less complex versions. …

improvements in the informal sector expand both offshoring and outsourcing, and the developed nation wage must rise. When the …We present a model of offshoring of tasks to a developing nation, which is characterized by a minimum wage formal … informal sector. An improvement in the productivity in performing offshored tasks in the developing country raises offshoring …