the possibility of misappropriation of public funds that results from moral hazard behavior has been completely neglected …. This study develops a theoretical framework with which to identify misappropriation. Using Chinese firm-level data for the … period 2001-2011, we show that misappropriation is a major threat. 42% of grantees misused R&D subsidies for non …

evidence that suggests that the increase in non-routine cognitive workplaces is linked to the growth in outsourcing of …

to contracting firms. For this end we develop a new method for identifying outsourcing of food, cleaning, security and … growth of domestic outsourcing in Germany since the early 1990s. Event-study analyses show that wages in outsourced jobs fall … associated with outsourcing stem from a loss of firm-specific rents, suggesting that labor cost savings are an important reason …

, but not necessarily formal-to-informal outsourcing, and, in response, the developed nation wage can fall. Productivity … improvements in the informal sector expand both offshoring and outsourcing, and the developed nation wage must rise. When the …

. This outsourcing behavior further exacerbates total search costs and lottery externalities, resulting in an annual economic …

Domestic outsourcing has grown substantially in developed countries over the past two decades. This paper addresses the …