instrumental variables analysis. -- Services outsourcing ; offshoring ; innovation ; R&D …We provide a comprehensive empirical analysis of the links between international services outsourcing, domestic … outsourcing, profits and innovation using plant level data. We find a positive effect of international outsourcing of services on …

We investigate the relationship between outsourcing and profitability paying particular attention to the endogeneity of … outsourcing. The empirical analysis uses unique plant level data for the electronics sector in Ireland. A particular feature of … activities. We distinguish outsourcing of materials from outsourcing of services inputs. We find that plants that are …