We study the determinants of the location of sub-contracted activity in a general equilibrium model of outsourcing and … trade. We model outsourcing as an activity that requires search for a partner and relationship-specific investments that are … governed by incomplete contracts. The extent of international outsourcing depends inter alia on the thickness of the domestic …

We study the determinants of the location of sub-contracted activity in a general equilibrium model of outsourcing and … trade. We model outsourcing as an activity that requires search for a partner and relationship-specific investments that are … governed by incomplete contracts. The extent of international outsourcing depends inter alia on the thickness of the domestic …

We study the determinants of the location of sub-contracted activity in a general equilibrium model of outsourcing and … trade. We model outsourcing as an activity that requires search for a partner and relationship-specific investments that are … governed by incomplete contracts. The extent of international outsourcing depends inter alia on the thickness of the domestic …

engage in what we call ‘outsourcing industrialization'. In this paper, we argue that the widely used concept of the value …

We study the determinants of the location of sub-contracted activity in a general equilibrium model of outsourcing and … trade. We model outsourcing as an activity that requires search for a partner and relationship-specific investments that are … governed by incomplete contracts. The extent of international outsourcing depends inter alia on the thickness of the domestic …

theoretical explanation for this phenomenon. In an oligopoly model, we show that firms earn lower profits in the outsourcing …Recent empirical evidences show negative relationship between outsourcing and profitability. This paper provides a … equilibrium compared to the situation where neither firm does outsourcing, and it holds irrespective of the intensity of …

This paper examines Foreign Direct Investment in the presence of labour unions. An oligopoly model is developed in …

market performance under monopoly versus oligopoly. If consumers have to choose once where to shop we show that under all …, prices may increase under oligopoly. We check the robustness of these results in various extensions and draw consequences on …