This paper provides new evidence on how offshoring shifts relative labor demand for tasks at the industry level. A …, guides estimation. Cost shares of tasks are linked to offshoring in a panel estimation using German data for 1998-2007. It is … shown that offshoring shifts home country relative labor demand towards more complex tasks with higher relocation cost. This …

tends to drive innovation offshoring, high uncertainty about future technology developments results in more innovation … offshoring only for firms with low internal technological capabilities. Firms with high technological capabilities instead are … less likely to offshore innovation when uncertainty is high. We argue that these differences in offshoring behaviour …

This paper analyzes the impact increased offshoring has on labor income risk. It is therefore distinct from a large … offshoring trends at the sector level. Importantly, we distinguish between transitory and permanent shocks to individual income …-insurable. It thus has a particular relevance for individual welfare. Our findings suggest that offshoring tends to lower permanent …