The effect of high-tech services offshoring on skilled employment: intra-firm evidence

El efecto del Offshoring de servicios de alta tecnología sobre el empleo cualificado: evidencia intra-empresa

Mery Tamayo Plata () and Elena Huergo

No 13-06, Documentos de trabajo de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales

Abstract: The offshoring of high-tech services has greatly increased in recent years, with consequences for firms demand for skilled employment in firms. This paper specifically analyzes the relationship between R&D offshoring and the demand for R&D employment using firm-level data for Spanish manufacturing and services companies during the period 2004-2009. Estimating different specifications with panel data techniques, we find that this association is statistically positive. In particular, if R&D offshoring doubles, the demand for researchers will raise by about 8%.

Keywords: R&D offshoring; wages; Skilled employment.; Offshoring de I+D; Salarios; Empleo cualificado. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F16 L24 O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2013-05
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Note: We acknowledge the support of Complutense University of Madrid and BSCH project No. 931559 of INIFCO research group. We also want thank Dr. Javier Martinez for his help in relation to the legal topics and the participants to the workshop held at the Complutense University of Madrid for their helpful insights.
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