equilibrium where input sub-bundles may be traded (offshoring). The model allows for several goods and two fragments, produced … with high-skilled and low-skilled labor. I address wage and welfare effects under flexible wages, and under a minimum wage …. I also explore trade policy implications and compare offshoring to migration …

This paper analyzes the impact increased offshoring has on labor income risk. It is therefore distinct from a large … offshoring trends at the sector level. Importantly, we distinguish between transitory and permanent shocks to individual income …-insurable. It thus has a particular relevance for individual welfare. Our findings suggest that offshoring tends to lower permanent …

, respectively. Offshoring to these origins has opposing effects on German wages with respect to the relative task complexity of jobs …: While offshoring to the West puts pressure on the wages of complex jobs and increases the wages of simple jobs, offshoring … nach der Komplexität seines Aufgabenspektrums unterschieden und Offshoring je nach Lohnniveau des Ziellandes eingeteilt …

. The second chapter provides a theory of offshoring under imitation risk that explains optimal dynamic adjustments of firms … Faktorausstattung zweier Länder basiert. Das zweite Kapitel liefert eine Theorie zu Offshoring unter Imitationsrisiko. Diese Theorie … chapter compares the impact of international trade in intermediate inputs (offshoring) on wage inequality in two distinct but …

. The second chapter provides a theory of offshoring under imitation risk that explains optimal dynamic adjustments of firms … chapter compares the impact of international trade in intermediate inputs (offshoring) on wage inequality in two distinct but … similar frameworks. In the first framework the profitability of offshoring is based on increasing returns to scale on the task …

welfare gains when domestic firms increasingly offshore production to foreign countries. -- Trade ; offshoring ; wages ; labor …This paper analyzes the impact increased offshoring has on labor income risk. It is therefore distinct from a large … offshoring trends at the sector level. Importantly, we distinguish between transitory and permanent shocks to individual income …

This paper analyses the effect on employment of two megatrends: offshoring (the international outsourcing of production … institutions and regulation in the EU, specifically employment protection legislation (EPL). The results show that offshoring had a … former was due to a reduction in typical employment and the latter to an increase in atypical employment, making offshoring …

This paper analyses how increased offshoring impacts on labor income risk. It is therefore distinct from a large number … variability of incomes. It provides an assessment that directly connects labor income risk and offshoring trends in a panel … suggest that offshoring tends to lower permanent income risk. This effect is particularly strong for offshoring to low …