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A significant amount of software development is being outsourced to countries such as India. Many Indian software firms …
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Though previous studies have noted the role of skilled labor in the growth of the Indian software industry, they have not empirically investigated its importance. In this study we study the effect of the supply of engineers, measured by engineering baccalaureate capacity, on the regional growth...
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same time period. It does not appear that concentrated ownership in India is entirely associated with the ills that the …
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We characterize how firms structure supply chains under climate risk. Using new data on the universe of firm-to-firm transactions from an Indian state, we show that firms diversify sourcing locations, and suppliers exposed to climate risk charge lower prices. Our event-study analysis finds that...
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Using the universe of large Canadian manufacturing firms in 1988 and 1996, we investigate to what extent outsourcing … outsourcing less likely; (ii) complementarities between the investments of the buyer and the seller are also associated with less … outsourcing; (iii) property rights predictions on the link between investment intensities and optimal ownership are only supported …
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We present a North South model of international trade in which differentiated products are developed in the North. Sectors are populated by final-good producers who differ in productivity levels. Based on productivity and sectoral characteristics, firms decide whether to integrate into the...
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We examine the impact on U.S. labor markets of offshore outsourcing in services to China and India. We also consider … outsourcing grew at rates experienced during 1996-2005 in business, professional and technical services i.e., in segments where … China and India have been particularly strong. Then workers in occupations that are exposed to inshoring and offshore …
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Trade in business services has been attracting attention from academic researchers, policy makers, and business journalists. While there are many anecdotes, there has been little in the way of formal theory applied to this issue. In this paper, we adapt a general model of fragmentation of...
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This study examines the role of the Indian diaspora in the outsourcing of work to India. Our data are taken from oDesk … diaspora-based contracts mainly serve to lower costs for the company contacts outsourcing the work, as the workers in India are …, the world's largest online platform for outsourced contracts, where India is the largest country in terms of contract …
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Is the expansion of jobs in low-wage services in Europe restricted by high wages? With services now the main sector source of employment growth this question becomes crucial and we examine it through a detailed comparison of the role of low-wage services in the US and Germany. We find a clear...
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