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

organizational decision is driven by two countervailing effects: the ownership rights effect favors outsourcing, while the "indirect … outsourcing of the "less important" supplier is chosen in equilibrium. We also consider an open economy setup where the producer … decides whether to offshore inputs. -- multinational firms ; outsourcing ; intra-firm trade ; property rights approach …

more competitive. To focus on this aspect, we analyze how flexible international outsourcing and labour taxation affect … wage formation, employment and welfare in dual domestic labour markets. Higher productivity of outsourcing, lower cost of … outsourcing and lower factor price of outsourcing increase wage dispersion between the skilled and unskilled workers. Increasing …

Nash wage bargaining and flexible outsourcing. A revenue-neutral increase in the wage tax progression will decrease the … negotiated wage rate, increase domestic labor demand and decrease international outsourcing. In the presence of wage tax … exemption, a lower payroll tax and a higher wage tax will increase domestic labor demand and decrease international outsourcing …

We evaluate the effects of international outsourcing and labor taxation on wage formation and equilibrium unemployment … in dual labor markets. Outsourcing promotes wage dispersion between the high-skilled and low-skilled workers. Higher … domestic low-skilled wage tax, higher payroll tax and lower wage tax exemption increase optimal outsourcing. Outsourcing will …