Using firm-level data on offshoring of Korean manufacturers, the paper examines the relationship between firm … heterogeneity and the probability of adopting offshoring. The results of the paper suggest that firm productivity may not be an … important determinant for Korean firms' offshoring decision. Firm's global sourcing decision may rather depend on other …

This paper analyses outsourcing and the change in production locations from a joint perspective, given that both of …

program petition data to micro-data from the U.S. Census Bureau. We exploit this data to assess how offshoring impacts … engage in offshoring, and that this leads to gains in output and (measured) productivity, and potential gains in employment … and wages, in the remaining domestic activities of the offshoring firm. Consistent with these models, we find that …

Wachstum und Beschäftigung waren herauszuarbeiten. Mögliche Ursachen dieser Entwicklung wie Konzentrations-, Outsourcing- und …

This paper presents an empirical analysis of "outsourcing" using establishment level data for UK manufacturing … industries. We analyse an establishment's decision to outsource and the subsequent effects of outsourcing on the establishment …'s productivity. We compare outsourcing in domestic with foreign-owned establishments. Our empirical results suggest that high wages …

outsourcing of Ramp;D are outward oriented essentially through exports. Further, single unit companies seem more active in this …

contributed to a global expansion of R&D transactions. This paper shows that French companies engaged in the offshore outsourcing …

integration to changes in other relevant plant characteristics. We show that increases in outsourcing of services are positively …