fixed offshoring costs. In the skill-abundant country, high-productivity firms offshore a larger range of labor …-intensive inputs to the labor-abundant countries than low-productivity firms. Differently from the traditional versions of factor …-proportions trade theory, Heckscher-Ohlin forces operate at the within-industry level, leading to endogenous variation in skill …

fixed offshoring costs. In the skill-abundant country, high-productivity firms offshore a larger range of labor …-intensive inputs to the labor-abundant countries than low-productivity firms. Differently from the traditional versions of factor …- proportions trade theory, Heckscher-Ohlin forces operate at the within-industry level, leading to endogenous variation in skill …

In this paper, we develop a two-sector general equilibrium trade model which includes offshoring, sequential production … technological change affect equilibrium offshoring patterns. We show that, against common belief, a reduction in trade costs lowers … the range of tasks offshored even though the aggregate volume of offshoring may increase. …

In this paper, we develop a two-sector general equilibrium trade model which includes offshoring, sequential production … technological change affect equilibrium offshoring patterns. We show that, against common belief, a reduction in trade costs lowers … the range of tasks offshored even though the aggregate volume of offshoring may increase. …

normative effects of offshoring: trade in tasks increases productivity of active firms and improves welfare in the offshoring … nation. -- Trade in tasks ; offshoring ; heterogeneous firms ; employment ; productivity ; welfare …Offshoring has gained a significant momentum in recent years. Firm size appears to be the leading factor …