We study the relation between the off-shoring of intermediates and services and productivity growth in the Italian manufacturing industries in 1995–2003. Our results indicate that the off-shoring of intermediates within the same industry ("narrow off-shoring") is beneficial for productivity growth, while the off-shoring of services is not. We also find that the way in which off-shoring is measured may matter considerably. The positive relation between off-shoring of intermediates and productivity growth is there with our direct measures based on input–output data but disappears when either a broad measure or the Feenstra–Hanson off-shoring measure employed in other studies are used instead.
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Titolo: | Off-shoring and Productivity Growth in the Italian Manufacturing Industries |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2008 |
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Autori: | Daveri, Francesco; Cecilia Jona, Lasinio |
Rivista: | CESIFO ECONOMIC STUDIES |
Abstract: | We study the relation between the off-shoring of intermediates and services and productivity growth in the Italian manufacturing industries in 1995–2003. Our results indicate that the off-shoring of intermediates within the same industry ("narrow off-shoring") is beneficial for productivity growth, while the off-shoring of services is not. We also find that the way in which off-shoring is measured may matter considerably. The positive relation between off-shoring of intermediates and productivity growth is there with our direct measures based on input–output data but disappears when either a broad measure or the Feenstra–Hanson off-shoring measure employed in other studies are used instead. |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-51349129228 |
Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000259523200004 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Article in academic journal / Articolo su rivista Scientifica |