Offshoring and the labour market: what are the issues?

Novella Bottini; Christoph Ernst; Malte Luebker

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Offshoring and the labour market: what are the issues?

Novella Bottini, Christoph Ernst and Malte Luebker

Economic and labour market paper, 2007/11, ILO

2008

Abstract

outsourcing

employment

wage differential

skilled workers

unskilled workers

developed countries

developing countries

This paper reviews some of the issues brought forward in the debate on offshoring. It defines the term clearly and draws the border between offshoring and related terms. The study also identifies the forces that drive offshoring, the tasks that are most susceptible to relocation, and the most likely destinations.

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Title: Offshoring and the labour market; what are the issues?
Creators: Novella Bottini (Author)
Christoph Ernst (Author)
Malte Luebker (Author)
Contributors: International Labour Organization. Employment and Labour Market Analysis Department
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2008
Series: Economic and labour market paper; 2007/11
Number of pages: [iv], 56 p. :
ISBN: 9789221210443; 9789221210450
ISSN: 1994-8255
Language: English
Asset Type: research paper
Record Identifier: 995372291302676