In oligopolistic industries that are unionised and may be affected by offshoring, falling offshoring costs have a …' domestic outside options. Only if the latter become sufficiently attractive will redistribution induce some offshoring, and it … is only at that level that further economic integration will lead to both wage moderation and offshoring activities …

In oligopolistic industries, increased cost saving opportunities via offshoring have a moderating effect on trade … offshoring, and it is only at that level that further economic integration will lead to both wage moderation and offshoring … activities. Therefore, our analysis suggests that rather than provoking a downsizing of the welfare state, offshoring defines an …

There has been an intense debate as to the effects of offshoring and global value chains on labor, with the debate … capable of capturing job satisfaction in conjunction with the income and distributional effects of offshoring. Contrary to a … regression model that combines information on offshoring and job satisfaction, lends support to our theoretical explanations …