Specialization, outsourcing and wages
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Specialization, outsourcing and wages. / Munch, Jakob Roland; Skaksen, Jan Rose.
In: Review of World Economics, Vol. 145, No. 1, 2009, p. 57-73.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Specialization, outsourcing and wages
AU - Munch, Jakob Roland
AU - Skaksen, Jan Rose
N1 - JEL Classification: F16, J31, C23
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This paper studies the impact of outsourcing on individual wages. In contrast to the standard approach in the literature, we focus on domestic outsourcing as well as foreign outsourcing. We argue that if outsourcing is associated with specialization gains arising from an increase in the division of labor, domestic outsourcing tends to increase wages for both unskilled and skilled labor. We use a panel data set of workers in Danish manufacturing industries to show that domestic and foreign outsourcing affect wages as predicted.
AB - This paper studies the impact of outsourcing on individual wages. In contrast to the standard approach in the literature, we focus on domestic outsourcing as well as foreign outsourcing. We argue that if outsourcing is associated with specialization gains arising from an increase in the division of labor, domestic outsourcing tends to increase wages for both unskilled and skilled labor. We use a panel data set of workers in Danish manufacturing industries to show that domestic and foreign outsourcing affect wages as predicted.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - comparative advantage
KW - specialization
U2 - 10.1007/s10290-009-0009-2
DO - 10.1007/s10290-009-0009-2
M3 - Journal article
VL - 145
SP - 57
EP - 73
JO - Review of World Economics
JF - Review of World Economics
SN - 1610-2878
IS - 1
ER -
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