International outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand in the United Kingdom
By: by Alexander Hijzen, Holger Gr̲g, Robert C. Hine.
Contributors: Görg, Holger.; Hine, R. C.
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 1249; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;; no. 1249
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Labor demand -- Great Britain; Offshore outsourcing -- Great Britain
Description: "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"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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