Outsourcing, unemployment and welfare policy
"The paper investigates the consequences of outsourcing of labor intensive activities to low-wage economies. This trend challenges the two basic functions of the welfare state, redistribution and social insurance when private unemployment insurance markets are missing. The main results are: (i)...
Main Authors: | Keuschnigg, Christian, Ribi, Evelyn |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Munich
2008
CESifo |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19180797124919089799-outsourcing,-unemployment-and-.htm |
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