local labor market effects (wages and informality) and estimates from wage equations that reflect the predictions from long …-run, general-equilibrium neoclassical trade theory. As in other studies, we find that the export shock was localized both in terms … of sector and geography. Wages increased and informality decreased in sub-districts more exposed to the export shock …

We revisit Grossman and Rossi-Hansberg's (2008) famous result, that under certain conditions offshoring of low … Rybczynski-type reallocation of factors to absorb offshoring-induced job displacement is ruled out. We allow for simultaneous … offshoring of both skilled and unskilled labor, and we derive new results on the role of factor-bias in offshoring, identifying …

, 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 …

This paper assesses the impact of international outsourcing/offshoring practices on the process of wage equalization … outsourcing/offshoring indices based on input-output data (World Input Output Database, April 2012 release). Two-way relations … between trade and wages are addressed through the use of a gravity-based sector-level instrument. We find no evidence …

offshoring on wages mainly concerns low and medium skilled workers. However, in terms of magnitude, the downward pressure on … domestic wages exhibited by offshoring to LWC is relatively small. LWC (Low wage countries) classifications employed in this …This paper extends the literature on the implications of offshoring for labour markets by investigating its effect on …

domestic labor force at the sector-level. In order to better elucidate the offshoring employment relationship, this paper … production-side shock that changes firms' offshoring decision can influence the local economy and its labor market. …

We examine the effects of endogenous offshoring on cost-efficiency, wages and unemployment in a task-assignment model … with skill heterogeneity. Exact conditions for the following insights are derived. The distributional effect of offshoring … (high-) low-skill-intensive tasks is similar to (unskilled-) skill-biased technology changes, while offshoring medium …

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 …