chapter compares the impact of international trade in intermediate inputs (offshoring) on wage inequality in two distinct but … similar frameworks. In the first framework the profitability of offshoring is based on increasing returns to scale on the task …-level, whereas the second framework relies on differences in relative factor endowments of the two countries involved in offshoring …

and substantial increase in the outsourcing and offshoring of ICT development, maintenance and support contracts. Each and … and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, BT is taking a strategic approach to outsourcing: this has resulted in a rapid … every outsourcing decision could have major security, legal, regulatory and contractual impacts. It is generally recognised …

Outsourcing and offshoring are changing the nature of the firm, and producing unprecedented international relocation of … where and why?’ to explain the outsourcing/offshoring phenomenon. We present a novel modelling approach to represent a firm … outsourcing and offshoring to the organization of the firm, and offer propositions that frame our economic modelling approach. We …

efficiencies is by offshoring selected business operations to overseas firms. Such offshoring, however, has generated public … concern and, in some cases, outrage. Angst against offshoring is based on many perceptions, including perceived job losses and … relations problem in justifying their offshoring activities. Yet, no systematic study has investigated why some consumers feel …

perceived well-being, the winners in international outsourcing are those who are capable of performing interactive tasks (i …This paper explores the effects of outsourcing on employee well-being through the use of the Finnish linked employer …-employee data. The direct negative effect of outsourcing is attributable to greater job destruction and worker outflow. In terms of …

We combine new information technology (IT) offshoring and IT workforce microdata to investigate how the use of IT … outsourcing, and whether firms choose to build or buy software. Instrumental variables and corroborating regressions suggest that …