Outsourcing in a global economy
By: Gene M. Grossman, Elhanan Helpman.
Contributors: Helpman, Elhanan.; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series ;; working paper  8728; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;; working paper no.  8728.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Contracting out -- Econometric models.; Subcontracting -- Econometric models.
Description: "We study the determinants of the location of sub-contracted activity in a general equilibrium model of outsourcing and trade.  We model outsourcing as an activity that requires search for a partner and relationship-specific investments that are governed by incomplete contracts.  The extent of international outsourcing depends inter alia on the thickness of the domestic and foreign market for input suppliers, the relative cost of searching in each market, the relative cost of customizing inputs, and the nature of the contracting environment in each country"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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