"offshoring", is an important element of such a (global in scale) process of structural change having important implications for … of the labour force. This paper assesses the employment impact of offshoring, in five European countries (Germany, Spain … offshoring industries and types of professional groups affected by offshoring. Results provide a rather heterogeneous picture of …

Recent contributions on offshoring often assume that firms can freely split their production process into separate … technologically determined sequence of production steps. In our model, cost savings from offshoring fluctuate along the production … from offshoring even if relocating individual steps would be advantageous in terms of offshoring costs, or they may …

In this paper, we develop a two-sector general equilibrium trade model which includes offshoring, sequential production … technological change affect equilibrium offshoring patterns. We show that, against common belief, a reduction in trade costs lowers … the range of tasks offshored even though the aggregate volume of offshoring may increase. …

"offshoring", and provides a preliminary investigation of the impact of intermediate imported inputs on employment and wages in … offshoring on domestic labor demand and wages. The second section of the paper presents offshoring trends and discusses the … results of the econometric analysis. Results suggest that offshoring has a general negative impact on employment and wages …

In this paper, we analyze how the offshoring of services by Swedish firms is affected by corruption in target economies …

demand effects due to offshoring. Data allow us to distinguish between goods and service offshoring and from which country … Swedish firms source their inputs. Overall, our results give no support to the fears that offshoring of goods or services lead … effects from offshoring lead to increasing relative demand of high-skilled labor, mainly due to service offshoring. …

This paper focuses on the links between labor market institutions and offshoring, with specific reference to the role … councils deal with three important aspects of offshoring processes: the timeliness of information they receive from the … works councils impeding offshoring, there are elements to suggest that they may influence the way such decisions are taken …