Using microdata, we analyse the determinants of firm relocation and outsourcing decisionsand their effects on firms …

industry. Also, the initialadvantage of a country as a potential host for outsourcing activities can create a lock ineffect …

We evaluate the effects of outsourcing and wage solidarity on wage formation andequilibrium unemployment in a … heterogeneous labour market, where wages are determinedby a monopoly labour union. We find that outsourcing promotes the wage …

We study both the various consequences and the incentives of outsourcing. We argue thatthe wage elasticity of labour … demand is increasing as a function of the share of outsourcing,which is importantly a result consistent with existing …

We analyze the following question associated with flexible outsourcing under imperfect domestic labour market: How does … the implementation of profit sharing influence flexible outsourcing? We show that in general profit sharing has a negative … effect on low skilled wage and thus an outsourcing decreasing character. However due to labour union determination of effort …

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 …

Using microdata, we analyse the determinants of firm relocation and outsourcing decisions and their effects on firms …