Outsourcing Motives, Location Choice and Labour Market Implications: An Empirical Analysis for European Countries
利用欧洲企业调查数据，分析国际外包动机和区位选择对母国劳动力市场的影响，发现成本导向型外包对低工资地区的就业损失影响有限，且高技能工人的就业损失部分被新岗位创造所补偿。
We use data on motives of international outsourcing and location choices from a recent survey of European companies to assess the labour market repercussions at home. Employing Tobit models we differentiate between job losses as well as job creation for high and low skilled employees at the sector level in ten European home countries. Our findings qualify public concerns about adverse employment effects resulting primarily from cost-oriented sourcing in low wage locations. The quantitative impact on job losses remains modest in the case of cost-saving motives. The simple divide between low and high wage locations hides substantial heterogeneity within both groups. We also find that job losses are typically compensated partly by new job creation, particularly for high skilled workers.