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| Title: | | International outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand in the United Kingdom  |
| Authors: | | Hijzen, Alexander Görg, Holger Hine, Robert C. |
| Issue Date: | | 2004 |
| Citation: | | [Series:] IZA discussion papers [Editor:] Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit, Bonn [No.:] 1249 |
| Series/Report no.: | | IZA Discussion paper series 1249 |
| Abstract: | | This paper investigates empirically the link between international outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand in the United Kingdom. It is the first detailed study of this issue for the UK. Outsourcing is calculated using import-use matrices of input-output tables for manufacturing industries for the period 1982 to 1996. Estimating a system of variable factor demands, our main results show that international outsourcing has had a strong negative impact on the demand for unskilled labour. Hence, international outsourcing is an important component in explanations of the changing skill structure of manufacturing industries in the United Kingdom. |
| Subjects: | | Outsourcing , fragmentation , trade , wages , skill-biased technological change |
| JEL: | | F14 J31 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Publikationen von Forscherinnen und Forschern des IfW IZA Discussion Papers, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA) Economists Online
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