increasing offshoring activity increases competition in the final goods market, leading to a progressive vertical disintegration … of the supply chains. Initially, the firms that decide to explore offshoring potential choose integration. As competition …

the intermediate from vertically integrated producers, or from independent suppliers. In both cases, offshoring part of …

firms that are consistent with stylized facts from the recent empirical literature. -- multinational firms ; outsourcing … ; intra-firm trade ; offshoring ; vertical FDI …

. -- multinational firms ; outsourcing ; intra-firm trade ; offshoring ; vertical FDI …

-- offshore outsourcing ; business services ; locational advantages ; local impact ; Hungary ; East Central Europe …

The paper analyses the offshore outsourcing of IT services (OOIT), which have become increasingly important for the … US and Europe, incorporating the hidden costs of offshoring - including long-term risks and opportunities - in order to … determine the total cost of offshore outsourcing activities. The debate on the potential future negative employment impacts in …

distinguish between domestic and foreign sourcing, as well as between outsourcing and vertical integration. A firm's choice is … model. -- productivity ; outsourcing ; intra-firm trade ; foreign direct investment ; incomplete contracts ; firm-level data …