: outsourcing (A orders the intermediate good from B) and technology transfer (B transfers its technology to A). First we show that … an outsourcing order acts as a credible commitment on part of A to maintain a certain market share in the final good … that compared to the situation of no contracts, there are always Pareto improving outsourcing contracts but no Pareto …

-intensive than imitation. In this paper I theoretically examine the impact of R & D outsourcing from an economy which is in the … imitation activities in the backward economy. As a result proportion of outsourcing from advanced economy to backward economy …

R\&D firms and relate their share of R&D outsourcing to universities to the composition of their R&D units, described by …

Medicare and Social Security, military spending on overseas operations, outsourcing to low minimum wage countries, the effects …

foreign direct investment (FDI) and international outsourcing. We find that stronger IPR protection in the South raises the … extent of outsourcing and reduces the extent of FDI. This raises the proportion of Southerners being unskilled and mitigates …

This paper explores the effects of outsourcing on employee well-being through the use of the Finnish linked employer …-employee data. The direct negative effect of outsourcing is attributable to greater job destruction and worker outflow. In terms of … perceived well-being, the winners in international outsourcing are those who are capable of performing interactive tasks (i …

, especially looking at outsourcing and decentralization. We test a number of hypotheses related to the outsourcing and … outsourcing in the provision of public services and government spending in the short term. On the other hand we find that …

Over the last three decades, outsourcing has had a big influence on the international division of labour. It is clear … in the export platforms of Asia. However, the influence of outsourcing on innovation capabilities is less clear. Recent … models and outsourcing patterns. The study shows that the adoption of open business models in OECD countries has a major …

accumulation in Asia. This research note aims at, firstly, describing basic nature and structure of outsourcing business in Asia …