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The Effect of Offshoring on Labor Demand: Evidence from Sweden
Ekholm, Karolina; Hakkala, Katariina - 2005
We analyze the effects of offshoring of intermediate input production on labor demand in Sweden, distinguishing between … offshoring …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320119
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The Effect of Offshoring on Labor Demand: Evidence from Sweden
Ekholm, Karolina; Hakkala, Katariina - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2005
We analyze the effects of offshoring of intermediate input production on labor demand in Sweden, distinguishing between … offshoring -- in particular to low-income countries -- tends to shift labor demand away from workers with an intermediate level … of education. Offshoring to high-income countries, which is the largest component of overall offshoring, does not have …
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Service Offshoring and the Skill Composition of Labor Demand
Crinò, Rosario - Departament d'Economia i Història Econòmica, … - 2010
This paper studies the effects of service offshoring on the skill composition of labor demand, using novel comparable …, service offshoring is skill-biased, because it increases the demand for high and medium skilled labor and decreases the demand … for low skilled labor. Second, the effects of service offshoring are similar to those of material offshoring, both …
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Techies, trade, and skill-biased productivity
Harrigan, James; Reshef, Ariell; Toubal, Farid - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012060386
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Do Multinational Enterprises Substitute Parent Jobs for Foreign Ones? Evidence from Firm Level Panel Data
Konings, Jozef; Murphy, Alan - 2001
This paper analyzes the demand for labor by home multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Europe. To this end we use a unique firm level panel data set of more than 1,200 European multinational enterprises and their subsidiaries that are located in either the European Union, Central and Eastern...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010313336
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Do Multinational Enterprises Relocate Employment to Low Wage Regions? Evidence from European Multinationals
Konings, Jozef; Murphy, Alan Patrick - 2003
This paper analyzes the employment behavior of home multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Europe. To this end we use a unique firm level panel data set of more than 1,000 European multinational parent enterprises and their affiliates. The affiliates are located either in the European Union (North,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010313440
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Cross-Border Acquisitions, Multinationals and Wage Elasticities
Hakkala, Katariina; Heyman, Fredrik; Sjöholm, Fredrik - 2007
The growing number of cross-border acquisitions has in many countries raised concerns about labor demand consequences. In this study, we use detailed firm level data to examine how increased internationalization and multinational activity affect the volatility of employment, or rather, the wage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320149
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Multinational Firms and Job Tasks
Nilsson Hakkala, Katariina; Heyman, Fredrik; Sjöholm, … - 2008
We use Swedish matched employer-employee data to analyze the impact of multinational activity and foreign acquisitions on the relative demand for different job tasks. We contribute to the literature by using a conceptualization from the recent literature in international economics and define the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320259
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Cross-Border Acquisitions, Multinationals and Wage Elasticities
Hakkala, Katariina; Heyman, Fredrik; Sjöholm, Fredrik - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2007
The growing number of cross-border acquisitions has in many countries raised concerns about labor demand consequences. In this study, we use detailed firm level data to examine how increased internationalization and multinational activity affect the volatility of employment, or rather, the wage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005207058
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Multinational firms and job tasks
Hakkala, Katariina Nilsson; Heyman, Fredrik; Sjöholm, … - Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus (VATT), Government … - 2009
We analyze the impact of multinational and foreign ownership on the demand for job tasks and educational skills. By using Swedish matched employer-employee data, we find that both foreign and domestic multinational firms have high shares of non-routine tasks and tasks requiring personal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005009969