This paper presents an empirical analysis of "outsourcing" using establishment level data for UK manufacturing … industries. We analyse an establishment's decision to outsource and the subsequent effects of outsourcing on the establishment …'s productivity. We compare outsourcing in domestic with foreign-owned establishments. Our empirical results suggest that high wages …

This paper investigates empirically the link between international outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand … in the United Kingdom. It is the first detailed study of this issue for the UK. Outsourcing is calculated using import … factor demands, our main results show that international outsourcing has had a strong negative impact on the demand for …