Offshoring and the Geography of Jobs in Great Britain

Simona Iammarino, Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés and Luisa Gagliardi
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Andrés Rodríguez-Pose

No 10855, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of the offshoring of production activities on domestic jobs in Great Britain. The paper considers both the spatial heterogeneity across local labour markets and variations in the intensity of outward flows of investments abroad (OFDI) across industries in order to shed new light on the job creation/destruction implications of offshoring. The results suggest that offshoring may generate significant job losses in routine occupations in areas that have been more exposed to the relocation of production abroad, regardless of whether the relocation has been to developed or developing/emerging countries. Offshoring to developing/emerging countries has, by contrast, a positive effect on the generation of non-routine jobs. Efficiency gains accruing from the international reorganization of production increase in the long-run, with compensation mechanisms operating through growth of employment in higher value added activities at home. Overall, our results uncover important spatial and interpersonal inequalities in job creation, which provide new challenges for public policy.

Keywords: Offshoring; Local labour markets; Job creation and destruction; Routine and non-routine occupations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F21 F66 J23 J24 J42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-09
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-geo, nep-int, nep-lma and nep-ure
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