Offshoring and job polarisation between firms
"We set up a general equilibrium model, in which offshoring to a low-wage country can lead to job polarisation in the high-wage country. Job polarisation is the result of a reallocation of labour across firms that differ in productivity and pay wages that are positively linked to their profits...
Main Authors: | Egger, Hartmut, Kreickemeier, Udo, Moser, Christoph, Wrona, Jens |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Munich
2016
CESifo |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-025812484309-offshoring-and-job-polarisatio.htm |
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