Offshoring under uncertainty
"We develop a theoretical framework to explain firms’ offshoring decisions in the presence of uncertainty. This model highlights the role of labor market institutions in shaping a firm’s ability to effectively react upon future shocks, yielding a sharp prediction of the prevalence of offshoring...
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
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Munich
2018
CESifo |
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Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19303080124911212629-offshoring-under-uncertainty.htm |
Summary: | "We develop a theoretical framework to explain firms’ offshoring decisions in the presence of uncertainty. This model highlights the role of labor market institutions in shaping a firm’s ability to effectively react upon future shocks, yielding a sharp prediction of the prevalence of offshoring in a given industry: The propensity of firms to source intermediate inputs from foreign rather than domestic suppliers decreases in a foreign country’s labor market rigidity, and this effect is particularly pronounced in industries with higher volatility. Combining industry-level data on the U.S. offshoring intensity with measures of labor market rigidity and industry volatility, we find empirical evidence strongly supportive of the model’s predictions." |
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Physical Description: | 38 p. Digital |