faster task offshoring in sectors exposed to lower labour-market tightness. We discuss policy implications of these findings. …

We analyze the relationship between offshoring and the onshore workforce composition in German multinational … enterprises (MNEs), using plant data that allow us to discern tasks, occupations, and workforce skills. Offshoring is associated … not alter the direction of the relationship. We find offshoring to predict between 10 and 15 percent of observed changes …

faster task offshoring in sectors exposed to lower labour-market tightness. We discuss policy implications of these findings …