-South theoretical framework, I show that higher Northern tariffs reduce the incentives for outsourcing and offshoring, while higher … Southern tariffs have the opposite effects. I also show that increased offshoring and outsourcing imply an increase in the …

to off-shoring of business services such as software program development and international call centre networks. Although …

Offshoring has received wide attention lately. Its potential effects, mainly to be materialized in employment and … belief, our data reveal that offshoring is not exclusive to large developed economies. Further, we highlight the continuing … prominence of the manufacturing over the services sector, and observe that, while services offshoring is on the rise, it still …

-intensive processes. This could lead to carbon leakage. I provide empirical evidence whether energy price-induced offshoring occurs using …

This paper studies how firms' offshoring decisions shape a country's domestic production networks. We develop a model … foreign suppliers, due to costly communication. Triggered by foreign countries' export supply shocks, firms start offshoring … net effect of offshoring on a firm’s domestic production networks depends on the relative strength of the three effects …

We develop a theoretical framework to explain firms' offshoring decisions in the presence of uncertainty. This model … sharp prediction of the prevalence of offshoring in a given industry: The propensity of firms to source intermediate inputs … particularly pronounced in industries with higher volatility. Combining industry-level data on the U.S. offshoring intensity with …

integration)? Which firms choose to expand their sourcing activities across the national border (offshoring)? This letter provides … vertical integration and of offshoring tend to have been more productive ex ante than firms choosing not to do so. This finding …