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of intrafirm imports from that region. These factors also favor outsourcing over offshoring. In contrast, low … alternative suppliers in Eastern Europe) favor offshoring over outsourcing. Tax holidays granted by host countries in Eastern …
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affecting the level of intra-firm imports from Eastern Europe. They are also favouring outsourcing over offshoring. Low … alternative suppliers in Eastern Europe) are favouring offshoring over outsourcing. Tax holidays granted by host countries in …
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In an economy with imperfect labor contracts, differences in the distribution of human capital are an independent source of comparative advantage. I study a world economy with two sectors, one where output is produced by teams and another where individuals can work alone. When worker’...
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In an economy with imperfect labor contracts, differences in the distribution of human capital are an independent source of comparative advantage. I study a world economy with two sectors, one where output is produced by teams and another where individuals can work alone. When worker’...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928196
In an economy with imperfect labour contracts, differences in the distribution of human capital are an independent source of comparative advantage. I study a world economy with two sectors, one where output is produced by teams and another where individuals can work alone. When workers'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661464
In this paper it is argued that the domestic division of labor and trade is organized according to the same principle as the international division of labor and trade – the Ricardian comparative advantages. After all, the ultimate source of these comparative advantages is the individual. The...
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outsourcing due to the capital cost effect and the scale effect. We also unveil one source of productivity and formalize a link … between trade and productivity. We illustrate that both the scale effect and the flourish of entrepreneurial talent due to … capital cost effect contribute to the improvement of productivity. For the import competing sector the productivity effect and …
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larger parental pool of knowledge raises the probability of offshoring. This holds in a national as well as an international …
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between productivity and exports, and exploiting heterogeneous technology diffusion from immigrant communities in the United … export growth on the intensive margin with respect to the exporter's productivity growth is between 1.6 and 2.4 depending …
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Even though differences in sectoral total factor productivity are at the heart of Ricardian trade theory and many … are substantial and far more pronounced in skill and R\&D intensive sectors. We also apply our productivity estimates to …
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