Butter, Frank A. G. den; Pattipeilohy, Christiaan - 2007 - This version: 19 November 2007
suggests that the effect of offshoring manufacturing and services on total factor productivity (TFP) is positive and larger …A major question in the globalization debate is whether outsourcing and offshoring activities are beneficial to the … home country. This paper investigates the effects on productivity and trade from the perspective of transaction costs …
