We present a model of offshoring of tasks to a developing nation, which is characterized by a minimum wage formal … informal sector. An improvement in the productivity in performing offshored tasks in the developing country raises offshoring … improvements in the informal sector expand both offshoring and outsourcing, and the developed nation wage must rise. When the …

In this paper we survey the recent empirical literature on the effects of offshoring on wage, employment and … displacement. We start with an overview of the measurement of offshoring, organizing our discussion around the three key elements … of offshoring: that it involves intermediate inputs for production (vs. final goods for consumption); that it involves …

workforce. The effects off-shoring on wages and job composition are also studied. That of low-skill and high-skill tasks, not … ; hollowing out ; skill biased technical change ; terms of trade ; off-shoring …

This report considers the impact of offshoring on labour markets. The report begins by surveying the empirical … literature linking offshoring activities to changes in employment and the relative wage and employment of high- to low …-skilled workers. The report moves on to consider recent developments in offshoring activities and in labour markets for a sample of 40 …

shares of high-skill as well as low-skill workers in the total workforce. The effects of off-shoring on wages and job … composition are also studied. Off-shoring of low-skill and high-skill tasks, not middle-skill tasks, is shown to contribute … technical change ; terms of trade ; off-shoring …

-paying jobs are rationed due to oligopolistic market structures, insider-oriented unions and international offshoring. In this … increasing share of lower-wage workers. However, as the tax reform involves an increase in the offshoring intensity, which may …

Besides material offshoring, economists have started to analyze the impact of service offshoring on domestic employment … definition of service offshoring also taking into account the different motives behind offshoring. The theoretical part gives a … brief literature overview of the predicted effects of offshoring on domestic employment. The empirical part first compares …