This paper studies the relationship between immigration and offshoring by examining whether an influx of foreign workers … into a municipality reduces firm-level offshoring at both the extensive and intensive margins. The fact that immigration and … offshoring are substitutes has important policy implications, since restrictions on one may encourage the other. While the …

The offshoring of production by multinational firms has expanded dramatically in recent decades, increasing the … probability of offshoring, while those that introduce regulatory constraints in the labor market discourage it. We also show that … offshoring activities are more likely for firms that have developed networks in the country of destination. …