particularly for the relatively less efficient firms. -- Outsourcing ; Unionisation ; Strategic Investment ; Trade Liberalisation …We critically consider the conventional belief that the attractiveness of international outsourcing lies in cheaper … labour costs overseas and that it offers a means to ‘escape’ the power of unions. We develop an oligopoly model in which …

an intermediate component in-house or purchasing it from a domestic supplier. We model outsourcing as a bilateral …’ incentive to outsource. Consumer gains from trade liberalisation are enhanced when it leads to less outsourcing. …

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

We critically consider the conventional belief that the attractiveness of international outsourcing lies in cheaper … labour costs overseas and that it offers a means to ‘escape’ the power of unions. We develop an oligopoly model in which … firms facing unionised domestic labour market choose between producing an intermediate in-house or outsourcing it to a non …

We develop an oligopoly model in which firms facing unionised domestic labour markets choose between producing an … intermediate good in-house and outsourcing it to a non-unionised foreign supplier that makes a relationship-specific investment in … developing the intermediate. The paper sheds light on the issue of whether international outsourcing offers a means to ‘escape …

We develop an oligopoly model in which firms facing unionised domestic labour markets choose between producing an … intermediate good in-house and outsourcing it to a nonunionised foreign supplier that makes a relationship-specific investment in … developing the intermediate. The paper sheds light on the issue of whether international outsourcing offers a means to ‘escape …