This paper analyses the evolution of the elasticity of labour demand and the role of offshoring therein using industry … intensive offshoring is associated with more elastic labour demand, consistent with increased offshoring having expanded the … than the counter-factual elasticity which would have prevailed had offshoring not been possible. Increases of this …

This paper investigates empirically the link between international outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand … in the United Kingdom. It is the first detailed study of this issue for the UK. Outsourcing is calculated using import … factor demands, our main results show that international outsourcing has had a strong negative impact on the demand for …

This paper investigates empirically the link between international outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand … in the United Kingdom. It is the first detailed study of this issue for the UK. Outsourcing is calculated using import … factor demands, our main results show that international outsourcing has had a strong negative impact on the demand for …