1. Comments.
- Author
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Patunru, Arianto A.
- Subjects
OFFSHORE outsourcing ,HETEROGENEITY ,MANUFACTURING industries ,TRADE-ins ,INDUSTRIAL productivity measurement - Abstract
The author comments on the study "Firm Heterogeneity in the Choice of Offshoring: Evidence from Korean Manufacturing Firms," by Hea-Jung Hyun published in the same issue. According to the author, the paper is both interesting and useful as it provides new empirics to the theory of trade-in-task, the second great unbundling and fragmentation. It is the author's view that the paper could be more relevant if it can measure the three effects of offshoring discussed in a previous study. Also stressed is the need to discuss the measurement of productivity.
- Published
- 2010