What drives services trade? Evidence from Belgian firms
Services trade, the IT revolution, and occupational tasks Giordano Mion, Andrea Ariu25 February 2012Services trade has increased dramatically in the last 20 years. This column examines data from...
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Offshoring of high-skilled workers is not a zero-sum game
Offshoring of high-skilled workers is not a zero-sum game Rachel Griffith, Helen Miller, Laura Abramovsky15 March 2012Multinational firms outsourcing or offshoring their operations to developing...
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Effects of offshoring on jobs and skills: Evidence from Japan
Effects of offshoring on home employment and skill upgrading Yasuyuki Todo15 July 2012Offshoring continues to be a controversial issue in many developed countries. This column provides evidence from...
View ArticleOffshoring and middle-income workers in the US
Offshoring and middle-income workers in the US Lindsay Oldenski16 October 2012The state of the US middle class has been a key issue this election season as middle-income workers have experienced...
View ArticleBeing in a global value chain: Hell or heaven?
Being in a global value chain: Hell or heaven? Antonio Accetturo, Anna Giunta, Salvatore Rossi15 December 2012Global value chains are increasingly viewed as the new paradigm in international...
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Offshoring firms innovate more: Evidence from European manufacturers
Does offshoring hurt domestic innovation activities? Bernhard Dachs, Bernd Ebersberger, Steffen Kinkel, Oliver Som07 September 2013European offshoring mostly concerns factory jobs, but some worry that...
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Offshoring and its effects on innovation in emerging economies Ursula Fritsch, Holger Görg23 September 2013Outsourcing is a controversial practice. This column looks at its effects on firm-level...
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The US manufacturing base is surprisingly strong
The US manufacturing base is surprisingly strong Theodore H. Moran, Lindsay Oldenski09 August 2014There is indisputable evidence that manufacturing employment as a share of total employment in the US...
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Manufacturing’s clean-up: Technology not offshoring
More evidence for technology’s role in the clean-up of manufacturing Arik Levinson24 September 2014Pollution emitted by manufacturers has been falling in Europe and the US. A concern with this...
View ArticleOffshoring and skill-biased technical change
Offshoring and skill-biased technical change Daron Acemoglu, Gino Gancia, Fabrizio Zilibotti30 September 2014Offshoring of production can have a deep impact on the wages and welfare of workers with...
View ArticleTilting the playing field: Multinational firms and preferential market access
Tilting the playing field: Multinational firms and preferential market access Emily Blanchard, Xenia Matschke30 April 2015Recent decades have witnessed a dramatic shift in the nature of world trade...
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Immigration, trade and productivity in services
Immigration, trade and productivity in services Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano, Giovanni Peri, Greg C. Wright17 June 2015International trade in services and immigration are among the fastest growing aspects...
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Offshoring and the geography of British jobs
Offshoring and the geography of British jobs Luisa Gagliardi, Simona Iammarino, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose05 November 2015Offshoring has risen in all advanced economies in recent years. This column...
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Offshoring and unskilled labour demand: New evidence
Offshoring and unskilled labour demand: Evidence that trade matters Juan Carluccio, Alejandro Cuñat, Harald Fadinger, Christian Fons-Rosen14 December 2015The increase in the skill premium – wages of...
View ArticleOffshoring and wage inequality
Offshoring effects on workers with different types of contract Joon H. Lee 20 December 2015Globalisation in the form of offshoring can impact the domestic labour market. This column investigates how...
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The US manufacturing base is surprisingly strong
The US manufacturing base is surprisingly strong Theodore H. Moran, Lindsay Oldenski09 August 2014There is indisputable evidence that manufacturing employment as a share of total employment in the US...
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Manufacturing’s clean-up: Technology not offshoring
More evidence for technology’s role in the clean-up of manufacturing Arik Levinson24 September 2014Pollution emitted by manufacturers has been falling in Europe and the US. A concern with this...
View ArticleOffshoring and skill-biased technical change
Offshoring and skill-biased technical change Daron Acemoglu, Gino Gancia, Fabrizio Zilibotti30 September 2014Offshoring of production can have a deep impact on the wages and welfare of workers with...
View ArticleTilting the playing field: Multinational firms and preferential market access
Tilting the playing field: Multinational firms and preferential market access Emily Blanchard, Xenia Matschke30 April 2015Recent decades have witnessed a dramatic shift in the nature of world trade...
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Immigration, trade and productivity in services
Immigration, trade and productivity in services Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano, Giovanni Peri, Greg C. Wright17 June 2015International trade in services and immigration are among the fastest growing aspects...
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