The relationship between economic structure and productivity growth has been a subject of increasing interest over …. Traditionally, productivity has been introduced as explaining factor of tertiarization processes in advanced economies, while it has … been simultaneously assessed that services display lower productivity levels and growth rates than other economic …

studies conducted so far focus alone on the productivity effects of offshoring at the firm level. Here I carry out the …. On the other hand, positive effects on the growth rate of productivity are found as a result of both types of offshoring … percentage points for services and 0.48 to 0.64 for materials. -- offshoring ; Japan ; employment ; productivity …

negative causal impact on employment in offshoring firms. The effect is positive and large for productivity, and weak evidence …). It turns out that, compared to non-offshoring firms, firms that relocated activities were larger and more productive, and … relocate, and this points to self-selection of betterʺ firms into offshoring. This finding is in line with results from recent …

We investigate the link between productivity of firms and their sourcing behavior. Following Antràs & Helpman (2004) we … productivity premia associated with the different sourcing strategies. We find strong empirical support for the predictions of the … model. -- productivity ; outsourcing ; intra-firm trade ; foreign direct investment ; incomplete contracts ; firm-level data …

negative causal impact on employment in offshoring firms. The effect is positive and large for productivity, and weak evidence …). It turns out that, compared to non-offshoring firms, firms that relocated activities were larger and more productive, and … relocate, and this points to self-selection of "better" firms into offshoring. This finding is in line with results from recent …

offshoring and domestic outsourcing with a firm panel. I find that offshoring of non-core activities has led to productivity … gains whereas offshoring of core activities and domestic outsourcing have had no such effects. The estimated productivity …The economic effects of offshoring have been subject to extensive empirical analysis in the past, but many studies have …

negative causal impact on employment in offshoring firms. The effect is positive and large for productivity, and weak evidence …). It turns out that, compared to non-offshoring firms, firms that relocated activities were larger and more productive, and … relocate, and this points to self-selection of "better" firms into offshoring. This finding is in line with results from recent …