input supplier (vertical integration vs. outsourcing), as well as the location of intermediate input production (offshore vs … intensity, but favors outsourcing in industries of high sourcing intensity. Moreover, we find that productivity boosts …

input supplier (vertical integration vs. outsourcing), as well as the location of intermediate input production (offshore vs … intensity, but favors outsourcing in industries of high sourcing intensity. Moreover, we find that productivity boosts …

down outsourcing into two types by distinguishing whether or not they involve technology sharing between the two parties … technology-sharing-outsourcing IPRs promote outsourcing of more complex goods to a destination country by guaranteeing the … protection of their technology, (ii) for non-technology-related-outsourcing IPRs attract the outsourcing of less complex products …

estimate knowledge spillovers through outsourcing relationships between German firms, measured by the number of those firms …

of firms between procurement from related parties and outsourcing to independents suppliers at the product level. It also … breaks down outsourcing into two types by distinguishing whether or not they involve technology sharing between the two … (i) for technology-sharing-outsourcing IPRs promote outsourcing of more complex goods to a destination country by …

an industry. Also, the initial advantage of a country as a potential host for outsourcing activities can create a lock in … an outsourcing equilibrium than in a regime of no outsourcing. Consumer welfare rises, and under fairly plausible …

is the generalized version of existing models of Foreign Direct Investment(FDI), the effect of outsourcing is analyzed at … the relative fixed costs and the outsourcing related parameter which represents the trade-off between reduction in the … marginal costs and contractual friction of outsourcing. In the model, when the outsourcing option is available to firms under …

engage in what we call ‘outsourcing industrialization'. In this paper, we argue that the widely used concept of the value …