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Temporary shocks and offshoring : the role of external economies and firm heterogeneity
Mitra, Devashish (contributor); Ranjan, Priya (contributor) - 2007
We construct a model of offshoring with externalities and firm heterogeneity. Due to the presence of externalities …, temporary shocks like the Y2K problem can have permanent effects, i.e., they can permanently raise the extent of offshoring in … externalities can help explain the dynamic process of offshoring, where the most productive firms offshore first and the others …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003596092
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The role of trade and offshoring in the determination of child labour
Cigno, Alessandro; Giovannetti, Giorgia; Sabani, Laura - 2015
Incorporating family decisions in a two-period-model of the world economy, we show that trade liberalization may reduce child labour in developing countries where the initial share of skilled workers in the adult workforce – though not as large as in developed countries – is nonetheless...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010488142
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The happiness-income paradox revisited
Easterlin, Richard A.; McVey, Laura Angelescu; Switek, … - 2011
The striking thing about the happiness-income paradox is that over the long-term - usually a period of 10 y or more - happiness does not increase as a country's income rises. Heretofore the evidence for this was limited to developed countries. This article presents evidence that the long term...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009309505
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The impact of robot adoption on global sourcing
Cilekoglu, Akin A.; Moreno, Rosina; Ramos, Raúl - 2021
This paper studies the impact of robot adoption on firms' global sourcing activities. Using a rich panel dataset of Spanish manufacturing firms, we show that robot adopting firms increased their intermediate input purchases from foreign and domestic suppliers between 2006 and 2016. The effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012494895
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Good and bad institutions : is the debate over? ; cross-country firm-level evidence from the textile industry
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Dimova, Ralitza - 2011
Using firm-level data from nine developing countries we demonstrate that (a) certain institutions like restrictive labour market regulations that are considered to be bad for economic growth might be beneficial for production efficiency, whereas (b) good business environment which is considered...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009130624
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Offshoring to a developing nation with a dual labor market
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Basu, Arnab K.; Chau, Nancy H.; … - 2020
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 … improvements in the informal sector expand both offshoring and outsourcing, and the developed nation wage must rise. When the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012242847
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Modeling international trade flows between Eastern European countries and OECD countries
Rault, Christophe (contributor); Sova, Robert (contributor);  … - 2007
Our paper deals with econometric developments for the estimation of the gravity model which lead to convergent parameter estimates even when a correlation exists between the explanatory variables and the specific unobservable characteristics of each unit. We implement panel data econometric...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003607494
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Factor endowment and market size in EU-CEE trade : would human capital change the actual quality trade patterns?
Ferragina, Anna Maria (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002042720
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Global sourcing of complex production processes
Schwarz, Christian; Südekum, Jens - 2010
. -- multinational firms ; outsourcing ; intra-firm trade ; offshoring ; vertical FDI …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009300131
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Employment protection and firm relocation : theory and evidence
Dewit, Gerda; Görg, Holger; Temouri, Yama - 2018
We examine the determinants of the decision to relocate activities abroad for firms located in OECD countries. We argue that particular firm-specific features play a crucial role for the link between employment protection and relocation. Stricter employment protection laws over time in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011853748