from a low-wage country. Offshoring an intermediate is only profitable when it has matured sufficiently and the savings in … for parts that are only exported later, consistent with offshoring becoming gradually more difficult. …

This paper challenges the conventional academic view that international outsourcing is just another form of gainful … trade. Contrary to this view, we show that labor-service outsourcing can reduce the high-wage country's welfare even when …. Outsourcing's impact on welfare is worsened by a definite loss of jobs and a possible contraction in the range of varieties …

are strongly regionally embedded and that offshoring is still a limited phenomenon. Outsourcing strategies are shown to …The paper investigates the diversified patterns of outsourcing in the Lombardy region and relates them to the … probability of introducing product and process innovation. Based on a large firm-level survey, we show that outsourcing processes …

particular, the international dimension of outsourcing, off-shoring, has been attracting great attention, as it leads to the …Pervasive outsourcing is transforming business models and productive relations in advanced manufacturing areas. In … countries in the international division of labour. The present paper investigates the diversified patterns of outsourcing and …

are strongly regionally embedded and that offshoring is still a limited phenomenon. Outsourcing strategies are shown to …The paper investigates the diversified patterns of outsourcing in the Lombardy region and relates them to the … probability of introducing product and process innovation. Based on a large firm-level survey, we show that outsourcing processes …

Using firm-level data on offshoring of Korean manufacturers, the paper examines the relationship between firm … heterogeneity and the probability of adopting offshoring. The results of the paper suggest that firm productivity may not be an … important determinant for Korean firms offshoring decision. Firms global sourcing decision may rather depend on other …

growth rate and occupy all segments of global outsourcing and offshoring activities. India has used the labor cost advantage …This paper analyses the implications of differing global demographic trends for Indias competitiveness in outsourcing … and offshoring. It also briefly notes the implications of differing demographic trends among the Indian states. The paper …

globalization process with particular reference to outsourcing/offshoring, to the ‘second unbundling’ and to the rise of an … al processo di outsourcing/offshoring, al fenomeno noto come “secondo spacchettamento” e allo sviluppo di un mercato …