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 …

We develop a theoretical framework to explain firms' offshoring decisions in the presence of uncertainty. This model … sharp prediction of the prevalence of offshoring in a given industry: The propensity of firms to source intermediate inputs … particularly pronounced in industries with higher volatility. Combining industry-level data on the U.S. offshoring intensity with …

multinationals, are less likely to rely on imported or internally provided services. -- International trade ; services ; off-shoring …

multinationals, are less likely to rely on imported or internally provided services. -- international trade ; services ; off-shoring …

multinationals, are less likely to rely on imported or internally provided services. -- International trade ; services ; off-shoring …

of offshoring emphasized by Grossman & Rossi-Hansberg (2008) emerges as a vehicle of job creation. Improvements in the … technology of offshoring causes job losses at the extensive margin where ever more tasks are performed abroad, but it also causes … improvements in the technology of offshoring. -- offshoring ; trade in tasks ; unemployment ; search and matching …