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Offshoring and Outsourcing Potentials: Evidence from German Micro-Level Data.
- Source :
- World Economy; Sep2017, Vol. 40 Issue 9, p1775-1806, 32p, 1 Diagram, 8 Charts, 4 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- This paper provides two indicators that measure: (i) offshoring potentials (cross-country geographical relocation) and (ii) outsourcing potentials (organisational relocation) separately at the level of jobs, occupations, tasks and industries. We use four waves of the BIBB/ BAuA Labour Force Survey in Germany and apply principal component analysis based on a large set of potential determinants of offshoring and outsourcing derived from the literature. Our results show significant variation across these levels in the determinants of both dimensions. We provide a comprehensive empirical classification of the determinants of how easily jobs can be offshored and outsourced. This can serve as a basis for further research to investigate the economic effects of job offshoreability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- OFFSHORE outsourcing
CONTRACTING out
OCCUPATIONS
BUSINESS relocation
ECONOMICS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03785920
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- World Economy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125085050
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12439