-contained chapters. All chapters discuss different implications of the growing importance of trade in intermediate inputs. The first … chapter compares the impact of international trade in intermediate inputs (offshoring) on wage inequality in two distinct but … and estimates the importance of international trade in intermediate inputs and internationally mobile capital for the …

international trade without developing the full range of capabilities required to produce a product or service, it will not … automatically translate into positive development gains from trade without the appropriate policies to build productive capacity and … productive capacity, infrastructure and services, the business environment, trade and investment policies and industry …

affect the volatility of employment, or rather, the wage elasticity of labor demand. We analyze whether the wage elasticity …

determine the total cost of offshore outsourcing activities. The debate on the potential future negative employment impacts in …

We analyze the effect of rising protectionism towards foreign direct investment (FDI) on domestic employment … manufacturing sector to these investment restrictions. Rising FDI restrictions caused employment gains at the local level …, explaining about one-tenth of the aggregate employment increases observed between 2006 and 2016 in Indonesia. These employment …

determine the total cost of offshore outsourcing activities. The debate on the potential future negative employment impacts in …

found that firms’ strategies are affected by the scale of fixed costs of direct investments, trade costs and union wage …