traditional informal activities is related to increased outsourcing by formal manufacturing enterprises. -- informal sector … ; formal sector ; subcontracting ; manufacturing ; India …

software firms in India. The results are not generally consistent with an adverse or brain drain story but provide a more … software firms in India. The results are not generally consistent with an adverse or brain drain story but provide a more …

We present a dynamic model where the probability of outsourcing production is increasing in the firm’s expectation of … outsourcing. No prior study has been able to provide such causal evidence. Our results are robust to the inclusion of detailed … characteristics of the firms as well as firm fixed effects. -- Outsourcing ; technological change …

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 …