Horgos, Daniel and Tajoli, Lucia (2015) How Offshoring Can Affect the Industries’ Skill Composition. Economies, 3 (2). pp. 72-99. ISSN 2227-7099
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Abstract
While most of the offshoring literature focuses on the effects on relative wages, other implications do not receive the necessary attention. This paper investigates the effects on the industries’ skill ratio. It summarizes the empirical literature, discusses theoretical findings, and provides empirical evidence for Germany. As results show, effects are mainly driven by the industry where offshoring takes place. If offshoring takes place in high-skill intensive industries, the high-skill labor ratio increases (vice versa if offshoring takes place in low-skill intensive industries). Results are in line with other empirical findings, however, they seem to contradict theoretical causalities. Thus, we additionally discuss possible explanations.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Open STM Article > Multidisciplinary |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email support@openstmarticle.com |
Date Deposited: | 11 Jul 2023 04:46 |
Last Modified: | 23 May 2024 07:04 |
URI: | http://asian.openbookpublished.com/id/eprint/1286 |