Services offshoring and its impact on the labor market: Theoretical Insights, Empirical Evidence, and Economic Policy Recommendations for Germany
Winkler, D.
Services – from information technology to research to finance – are now as subject to international trade as goods have been for decades. What are the labor market consequences of the recent surge in services offshoring? While offshoring has traditionally been found to affect only less-skilled workers in industrialized countries, this study finds that services offshoring also has negative consequences for high-skilled workers. Focusing on the case of Germany, Deborah Winkler shows how services offshoring has grown, who is most affected andwhat policy makers can do. Winkler measures the impact of services offshoringon German productivity, employment, and employment structure. She provides a well-balanced synthesis of theoretical insights, detailed empirical analysis, and economic policy recommendations. Although her main focus is on the case ofGermany, many insights are also applicable to other developed countries. (Written by Prof. William Milberg, New School for Social Research, New York). INDICE: Introduction.- Framework of Services Offshoring.- The Structure ofServices Offshoring.- Labor Market Effects in (Neo)classical Models of Offshoring.- Labor Market Effects of Services Offshoring: Empirical Evidence.
- ISBN: 978-3-7908-2198-7
- Editorial: Physica
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 300
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés