differentiation is endogenously determined by firms' strategic investments in product innovation. Consumers seek variety and product … innovation is more skill intensive than production. Greater import competition increases innovation incentives, and thereby the …

differentiation is endogenously determined by firms' strategic investments in product innovation. Consumers seek variety and product … innovation is more skill intensive than production. Stronger import competition increases innovation incentives, and thereby the …

We discuss the effects of offshoring on the labor market in a matching model with endogenous adjustment of educational … skills. We carry out a comparative statics analysis and show that offshoring leads to a restructuring of the economy through … skill-biased technical change (SBTC) where overall welfare is improved. In a policy exercise we show that, if offshoring …

The paper investigates the relationship between offshoring, wages, and the ease with which individuals' tasks can be … suitability of a task for offshoring and the associated skill level. Accordingly, wage effects of offshoring can be very … heterogeneous within skill groups. We test this hypothesis by combining micro-level information on wages and demographic and …