–South theoretical framework, I show that higher Northern tariffs reduce the incentives for outsourcing and offshoring, while higher … Southern tariffs have the opposite effects. I also show that increased offshoring and outsourcing imply a decrease in the ratio …

In contrast to the existing offshoring literature that typically views foreign outsourcing and integration as … alternative strategies, the simultaneous use of these two offshoring strategies by multinational firms becomes common practice in … outsourcing and insourcing strategies. Analyzing Korean firm-level data, we find a possible complementarity between the two …

Using firm-level data on offshoring of Korean manufacturers, the paper examines the relationship between firm … heterogeneity and the probability of adopting offshoring. The results of the paper suggest that firm productivity may not be an … important determinant for Korean firms offshoring decision. Firms global sourcing decision may rather depend on other …

integration)? Which firms choose to expand their sourcing activities across the national border (offshoring)? This letter provides … vertical integration and of offshoring tend to have been more productive ex ante than firms choosing not to do so. This finding …

are the main determinants for offshoring production, that firms with lower profits are more likely to undertake in …-house offshoring, and that imports from low-wage countries increase the likelihood that part of the activity will be relocated. We also … find that most offshoring firms are foreign – nearly 76% of the total. …

produced in Finland, and 58–59%, if the production is outsourced. In conclusion, the results show that outsourcing offshore is …, since the outsourcing partners create only 2% of the total value added. …