Job losses, outsourcing and relocation, empirical evidence using microdata

Manuel Artís, Raul Ramos and Jordi Suriñach

No 200601, IREA Working Papers from University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics

Abstract: Using microdata, we analyse the determinants of firm relocation and conventional outsourcing decisions as a way to reduce employment. The results for a sample of 32 countries show the relevance of factors not considered previously in the literature. Firms that are below average in quality or innovation have a higher propensity to externalise part of their production through outsourcing, while lower relative profitability and longer time to market for new products each imply a higher probability of relocation.

Keywords: Job losses; outsourcing and relocation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2006-12, Revised 2006-12
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