Offshoring and Its Effects on the Labour Market and Productivity: A Survey of Recent Literature

Offshoring has become an increasingly prominent aspect of the globalization process. Evidence over the past two decades suggests that offshoring has not exerted a noticeable impact on overall employment and earnings growth in advanced economies, but it has likely contributed to shifting the demand for labour towards higher-skilled jobs. There appear to be some positive effects of offshoring on productivity, but such effects differ by country.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Cheung, Calista ; Rossiter, James ; Zheng, Yi
Published in:	Bank of Canada Review. - Bank of Canada. - Vol. 2008.2008, Autumn, p. 17-30
Publisher:	Bank of Canada

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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