The impact of offshoring on domestic jobs is more complicated than it first appears. In the standard narrative …, offshoring production is thought to harm domestic workers by providing cheap alternative sources of labor. However, while … offshoring may directly displace domestic workers, the resulting foreign market access and lower production costs allow domestic …

Measuring employment and unemployment is essential for economic policy. Internationally agreed measures (e.g. headcount … employment and unemployment rates based on standard definitions) enhance comparability across time and space, but changes in real …

international trade. Offshoring-the cross-border trade in intermediate goods and services which facilitate country …

years old) have, on average, accounted for all of US employment growth over the past few decades. New businesses are … especially important for youth employment. However, these businesses tend to borrow a lot, and the credit constraints they face …

economic growth, education, and social norms. Looking more broadly at improving women's access to quality employment, a …

employment, wages, and productivity. Evidence generally shows these forces to be offsetting, usually resulting in small … employment and earnings effects and sometimes in large, positive effects on productivity and scale. Foreign ownership usually has …