The subject of offshoring and productivity has not yet received the attention it deserves. Here I propose a simple …-series perspective. This framework is then used to assess the impact of offshoring on skill upgrading and the labor share. For both … should be interpreted with caution yet clearly suggest that offshoring can improve labor productivity in the Semiconductors …

This paper explores how innovation offshoring gives rise to Global Innovation Networks (GINs) in the electronics … industry. The focus is on chip design. The paper documents the scope of offshoring and the progress achieved in the complexity … innovation offshoring is likely to accelerate Asia's transformation from the 'global factory' model to 'upgrading through …

and customs procedures are in place. Changing trade patterns between USA and Mexico and China suggests that proximity and … Mexico's trade with USA is driven by vertical specialization than China's trade with USA. Nevertheless, China has caught up …