the winner firm manufacturing in the North. The other is outsourcing-targeted R&D race, which culminates in the winner … firm manufacturing in the South. In equilibrium, manufacturing costs are lower in the South, but engaging in outsourcing … globalization by considering a reduction in the resource-requirement in outsourcing-targeted R&D (triggered by reduced communication …

wholly owned subsidiary or outsourcing it to a supplier who must make a relationship specific investment. Firms …

). We find that 1. For high-tech goods, intra-firm transfer is preferred vis-à-vis outsourcing only for intermediate range … outsourcing is higher in Antràs, intra-firm offshore contract is still possible for low range of technological complexity. Our … phenomenon. As the wage gap between the source and the host country falls, cost considerations for offshoring disappear. New …

likelihood of outsourcing is higher in the Antràs model, vertical FDI is a possibility when the human capital gap between the … model, international outsourcing is also possible, especially when the human capital gap between the home and the host … exploding global production sharing phenomenon. As the wage gap between the source and the host country falls, offshoring for …

In this paper we study the employment effects of changes in the levels and patterns of outsourcing in the Austrian … components. Outsourcing is modelled as changes in the shares of domestically produced intermediates. For this some further … indirect effects of changes in the levels and structures of outsourcing.Second, the framework takes account of all 60 sectors …