that the two dimensions of the extensive margin, the employment rate and the participation rate, explain the most of the …

The economic effects of offshoring have been subject to extensive empirical analysis in the past, but many studies have … not accurately distinguished between offshoring, domestic outsourcing, and the substitution of domestic by foreign … suppliers. In this study I provide stylized facts on offshoring in Europe between 1995 and 2008 taking into account this …

), the 'quality' of such integration in terms of technological capabilities and the structure of employment in European … countries and sectors. We study employment shares in fabrication and headquarter occupations in terms of functional … specialisation and employment upgrading, making two specific contributions. First, we explicitly account for pre-existing asymmetries …

for employment purposes - i.e. an upper-bound estimate - up to about a quarter of the asymmetric labour market shock would …

for employment purposes - i.e. an upper-bound estimate - up to about a quarter of the asymmetric labour market shock would …

Recent empirical studies have been searching for evidence on and driving forces for offshoring. Typically, this search … incomplete specialisation with complete specialisation as a natural limiting case. Results support evidence for offshoring … latest waves of offshoring activities from old to new EU members may have been more likely to hurt (low-skill) workers in the …

employment in Europe has grown. Against this background, the European Ventura Capital and Private Equity Association has … research study on the contribution of the private equity and venture capital sector to European employment. 201 private equity … companies and 630,000 new jobs in venture-backed companies within this period. Employment grew in buyout-financed companies by 2 …

market regulation are less successful than other employment regimes and hard to reforms. This has been true about a decade … costs, this triggered a sequence of more employment-oriented and more fundamental reforms that eventually helped overcome a … low employment situation. The paper pursues the trajectory of reforms, shows the structural change in labor market …