This paper analyzes the patent propensity as an outcome of innovative activities of regional SMEs. To achieve the aims … automotive parts industry, is negatively related with propensity to patent innovation. Also, unlike expectations, the InnoBiz …'s academic credentials are positively related with propensity to patent.From the findings, we can conclude that patenting …

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 …

This paper investigates the effects of services offshoring on wages using individual level data combined with industry … information on offshoring. Our results show that services offshoring affects the real wage of low and medium skilled individuals … negatively. By contrast, skilled workers benefit from services offshoring in terms of higher real wages. Hence, offshoring has …

We present a global production sharing model that integrates the organizational choices of offshoring into the … determination of relative wages in developing countries. The model shows that offshoring through foreign direct investment …

We discuss the effects of low-skill offshoring on the endogenous schooling decision of workers along with the potential …-deteriorating effects of offshoring. As a result, we aim at restoring welfare by increasing the opportunity cost of staying low-skill. In … offshoring that befall those in the lowest end of the skill ladder …