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Offshoring and the Labour Share in Germany and US

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  • Deborah Winkler
  • William Milberg

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Despite broad public concern with the effect of offshoring on inequality, there is scant research. The authors shift the focus to the effect of offshoring on the labour share in value added. Regression analysis for a sample of 14 OECD countries in 21 manufacturing sectors covering the period 1995 to 2008 reveals that the effects of offshoring on the labour share are negative. They also show that different policy regimes with regard to labour markets, education and innovation, and trade liberalisation mediate these effects whilst contrasting the experiences of Germany and the U.S. where the manufacturing labour share decline was particularly strong.

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  • Deborah Winkler & William Milberg, 2015. "Offshoring and the Labour Share in Germany and US," World Economics, World Economics, 1 Ivory Square, Plantation Wharf, London, United Kingdom, SW11 3UE, vol. 16(4), pages 131-162, October.
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    1. Omar Bamieh & Francesco Bripi & Matteo Fiorini, 2022. "Services trade and labor market outcomes: Evidence from Italian firms," Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(3), pages 673-701, August.
    2. Omar Bamieh & Matteo Fiorini & Bernard Hoekman & Adam Jakubik, 2020. "Services Input Intensity and US Manufacturing Employment Responses to the China Shock," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 57(2), pages 333-349, September.
    3. Farole, Thomas & Hollweg, Claire & Winkler, Deborah, 2018. "Trade in Global Value Chain: An Assessment of Labor Market Implication," Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides 30318036, The World Bank.

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