Offshoring, wages and the growing skill gap: Advocating offshoring without sectoral reallocation
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Keywords
Inequality; Offshoring; Productivity; Skill gap; Wage;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production
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