In this paper we survey the recent empirical literature on the effects of offshoring on wage, employment and … displacement. We start with an overview of the measurement of offshoring, organizing our discussion around the three key elements … of offshoring: that it involves intermediate inputs for production (vs. final goods for consumption); that it involves …

This report considers the impact of offshoring on labour markets. The report begins by surveying the empirical … literature linking offshoring activities to changes in employment and the relative wage and employment of high- to low …-skilled workers. The report moves on to consider recent developments in offshoring activities and in labour markets for a sample of 40 …

In this paper we survey the recent empirical literature on the effects of offshoring on wage, employment and … displacement. We start with an overview of the measurement of offshoring, organizing our discussion around the three key elements … of offshoring: that it involves intermediate inputs for production (vs. final goods for consumption); that it involves …

Industry measures of offshoring of material inputs are often generated using the proportionality assumption applied to … similar to the import share of a commodity for the total economy. This note compares estimates of offshoring for the Canadian … more reasonable offshoring measures …

offshoring on R&D and innovation activities of the firm in the home country. The analysis is based on a dataset of more than 3000 … firms which have offshored production activities in a previous period to a control group of non-offshoring firms. The … analysis finds no negative effect of production offshoring on innovation and technological capabilities of firms in the home …

A major question in the globalization debate is whether outsourcing and offshoring activities are beneficial to the … suggests that the effect of offshoring manufacturing and services on total factor productivity (TFP) is positive and larger …