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Reshoring of services and employment

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  • Fuster, Begoña
  • Lillo-Bañuls, Adelaida
  • Martínez-Mora, Carmen

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Reshoring of services emerged in advanced economies barely a decade ago. It has hardly been analysed and there are no academic studies on its possible effects. This study addresses two objectives: The measurement of the reshoring of services in Spain for 2008 to 2010; and its impact on employment. The results reveal that there is a percentage reduction of imported services inputs per unit of product of over 29% in manufacturing sectors and of over 23% in service sectors. Its impact on employment for manufacturing and services is not significant.

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  • Fuster, Begoña & Lillo-Bañuls, Adelaida & Martínez-Mora, Carmen, 2020. "Reshoring of services and employment," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 233-246.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:streco:v:54:y:2020:i:c:p:233-246
    DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2020.05.004
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