International Outsourcing and the Skill Structure of Labour Demand in the United Kingdom
利用1982-1996年英国制造业投入产出表，首次实证研究国际外包对劳动力技能结构的影响，发现外包显著降低了对非熟练劳动力的需求。
This article investigates empirically the link between international outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand in the UK. 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 UK. Copyright 2005 Royal Economic Society.