This paper assesses the impact of international outsourcing/offshoring practices on the process of wage equalization … outsourcing/offshoring indices based on input-output data (World Input Output Database, April 2012 release). Two-way relations … place, but international outsourcing plays a negligible role in wage equalization. Moreover, even though regression results …

We study outsourcing from the United States under the offshore assembly program (OAP). Formerly called the 806 …

and how these responses, in turn, are transmitted to the labor market. In previous work, we have argued that outsourcing … input purchases from the Census of Manufactures. We construct industry-by-industry estimates of outsourcing for the period … 1972-1990 and reexamine whether outsourcing has contributed to an increase in relative demand for skilled labor. Our main …

The paper investigates the relationship between offshoring, wages, and the ease with which individuals' tasks can be … suitability of a task for offshoring and the associated skill level. Accordingly, wage effects of offshoring can be very … on offshoring. Our main results suggest that in partial equilibrium, wage effects of offshoring are fairly modest but far …

and how these responses, in turn, are transmitted to the labor market. In previous work, we have argued that outsourcing … input purchases from the Census of Manufactures. We construct industry-by-industry estimates of outsourcing for the period … 1972-1990 and reexamine whether outsourcing has contributed to an increase in relative demand for skilled labor. Our main …