Outsourcing public provision of services tends to lower labor intensity and increase its efficiency. Costs are usually … innovation in education, but the picture is ambiguous for health care. Natural monopolies are unsuitable for outsourcing. Network …

are less suitable for outsourcing, while network services (public transportation) may be outsourced through public tenders …

. Agents decide on a contract-specific and non-verifiable investment. Incentive compatibility requires that initial contracts …

Outsourcing public provision of services tends to lower labor intensity and increase its efficiency. Costs are usually … innovation in education, but the picture is ambiguous for health care. Natural monopolies are unsuitable for outsourcing. Network …

We evaluate the effects of international outsourcing and labor taxation on wage formation and equilibrium unemployment … in dual labor markets. Outsourcing promotes wage dispersion between the high-skilled and low-skilled workers. Higher … domestic low-skilled wage tax, higher payroll tax and lower wage tax exemption increase optimal outsourcing. Outsourcing will …

-skilled workers is more competitive. To focus on this aspect, we analyze how flexible international outsourcing and labour taxation … affect wage formation, employment and welfare in dual domestic labour markets. Higher productivity of outsourcing, lower cost … of outsourcing and lower factor price of outsourcing increase wage dispersion between the high-skilled and low …

We evaluate the effects of international outsourcing and labor taxation on wage formation and equilibrium unemployment … in dual labor markets. Outsourcing promotes wage dispersion between the high-skilled and low-skilled workers. Higher … domestic low-skilled wage tax, higher payroll tax and lower wage tax exemption increase optimal outsourcing. Outsourcing will …

more competitive. To focus on this aspect, we analyze how flexible international outsourcing and labour taxation affect … wage formation, employment and welfare in dual domestic labour markets. Higher productivity of outsourcing, lower cost of … outsourcing and lower factor price of outsourcing increase wage dispersion between the skilled and unskilled workers. Increasing …

Nash wage bargaining and flexible outsourcing. A revenue-neutral increase in the wage tax progression will decrease the … negotiated wage rate, increase domestic labor demand and decrease international outsourcing. In the presence of wage tax … exemption, a lower payroll tax and a higher wage tax will increase domestic labor demand and decrease international outsourcing …