search query: @indexterm OUTSOURCING / total: 222
reference: 67 / 222
| Author: | Magnani, E. |
| Title: | Technological diffusion, the diffusion of skill and the growth of outsourcing in US manufacturing |
| Journal: | Economics of innovation and new technology
2006 : OCT, VOL. 15:7, p. 617-647 |
| Index terms: | technology diffusion skills human capital outsourcing manufacturing USA |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article deals with the question what drives the observed rapid growth of outsourcing (hereafter as: outs.) in U.S. manufacturing. It is asked whether technological diffusion (here as: t-diff.) driven by R&D spillovers is in part responsible for the growth of atypical work arrangements. Based on data of t-diff. since the 1970s, it is shown that technological factors may have contributed to the spread of outs. When sample composition effects are accounted for, technological innovation reduces outs. in high-tech industries. In addition, highlighted is the importance of distinguishing btw. 'rent' and 'pure knowledge' spill-overs. |
SCIMA