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Reshoring as a form of relocation of economic activity – US firms case study gaining

In: ENTERPRISES IN UNSTABLE ECONOMY

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  • Urszula Panicz

    (Poznan University of Economics and Business)

Abstract

The aim of paper is to define the reshoring process, its dynamic and form. The purpose is also to point out the results of this phenomenon, in particular involved impact on employment. Hence, the first part of this paper defines reshoring and enumerates its forms. The consequences of reshoring, on the other hand, are discussed in the second part of this paper and are based on the case study database of The Reshoring Initiative. The cases discussed concern two companies that have decided to offshore their manufacturing to low-cost locations (mainly China) and then to reshore it their home country. Finally, the paper ends with conclusions which are referred to the analysed companies.

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  • Urszula Panicz, 2015. "Reshoring as a form of relocation of economic activity – US firms case study gaining," GUT FME Conference Publications, in: Blazej Prusak (ed.),ENTERPRISES IN UNSTABLE ECONOMY, chapter 9, pages 94-105, Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdansk University of Technology.
    • Handle: RePEc:gdk:chapte:10
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    1. Yury Simachev & Mikhail Kuzyk & Nikolay Zudin, 2016. "Import Dependence and Import Substitution in Russian Manufacturing: A Business Viewpoint," Foresight and STI Governance (Foresight-Russia till No. 3/2015), National Research University Higher School of Economics, vol. 10(4), pages 25-45.

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    Keywords

    reshoring; back relocation; U.S. employment;
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    JEL classification:

    • D2 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations
    • F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation
    • J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs

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