inputs off-shoring. Third, in terms of the productivity dynamics over the period 1998-2003, exporters' performance in Italy … that only export abroad. Second, firms that engage in final goods off-shoring are more productive than firms that engage in …, firms that engage in the foreign production of final goods, in addition to export activities, are more productive than firms …

productivity, using Japanese firm-level data for the period 1994-2000. We find that offshoring has generally a positive effect on … productivity growth. This effect is robust to controlling for the possible endogeneity of offshoring with respect to unobserved … productivity shocks. Our preferred specification suggests that a one percent increase in offshoring intensity raises productivity …

We study the relation between the off-shoring of intermediates and services and productivity growth in the Italian … (ldquo;narrow off-shoringrdquo;) is beneficial for productivity growth, while the off-shoring of services is not. We also … manufacturing industries in 1995ndash;2003. Our results indicate that the off-shoring of intermediates within the same industry …