Outsourcing in a Global Economy; GENE M. GROSSMAN; Princeton University; and; ELHANAN HELPMAN; Harvard University, Tel Aviv University and CIAR; First version received August 2002; final version accepted November 2003 (Eds.);
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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 ... *Published: Grossman, Gene M. and Elhanan Helpman. "Outsourcing In A Global Economy," Review of Economic Studies, 2005, v72(250,Jan), 135-159.
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"If companies can move [work for which they may have employed domestic outsourcing] to the outsourcing model and take advantage of the lower labor costs in a global market, the communication infrastructure enables them to do that."
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Working Paper: Outsourcing in a Global Economy? (2002) ; Working Paper: Outsourcing in a Global Economy (2002) ; Working Paper: Outsourcing in a Global Economy (2002); Working Paper: Outsourcing in a Global Economy (2002) ;
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Gene M. Grossman & Elhanan Helpman, 2002. "Outsourcing in a Global Economy?," Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers 1966, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research. [Downloadable!]
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"Outsourcing is seen as an attack on employment security. Fundamentally, the issue of employment security has not gone away. But because of the global economy, it's hard to say you're anti-outsourcing."
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Through leveraging the popular trend of outsourcing, Balasubramanian was able to take his company from 20 employees in 2004, to over 1,600 in 2008. He discusses the benefits of outsourcing, as well as why consulting businesses don’t lose money. ... The Service Economy...
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