analytically in a general equilibrium model with heterogeneous firms that a fall in variable offshoring costs boosts trade in … call the export-magnification effect of offshoring. More specifically, lower barriers to offshoring reduce the average … costs of inputs for offshoring firms and allow more firms to source cheap foreign intermediates, which improves firm …

between offshoring and exports. We model a world consisting of many advanced countries that trade differentiated goods among … differentiated good sector, which may be painful in the presence of frictions. -- offshoring ; multinational firms ; distance costs …

be partly explained by the export-magnification effect of offshoring. In a general equilibrium model with heterogeneous … firms we show analytically that a fall in variable offshoring costs boosts trade in differentiated final goods through an … intra-industry reallocation of resources towards the more productive firms. More specifically, lower barriers to offshoring …

analyzing recent growth in intermediate goods. Three possible causes are posited for this growth: outsourcing, global sourcing … goods is especially strong. The outsourcing hypothesis receives also some support …

explain growing intermediate goods trade, three hypotheses are brought forward: outsourcing, global sourcing and the … outsourcing and global sourcing is found to be much weaker. …

between offshoring and exports. We model a world consisting of many advanced countries that trade differentiated goods among …