International outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand in the United Kingdom

Arbeitspapier

This paper investigates empirically the link between international outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand in the United Kingdom. It is the first detailed study of this issue for the UK. Outsourcing is calculated using import-use matrices of input-output tables for manufacturing industries for the period 1982 to 1996. Estimating a system of variable factor demands, our main results show that international outsourcing has had a strong negative impact on the demand for unskilled labour. Hence, international outsourcing is an important component in explanations of the changing skill structure of manufacturing industries in the United Kingdom.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 1249

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Empirical Studies of Trade ; Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
• Subject: Outsourcing ; fragmentation ; trade ; wages ; skill-biased technological change ; Outsourcing ; Qualifikation ; Arbeitsnachfrage ; Facharbeiter ; Ungelernte Arbeitskräfte ; Großbritannien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Hijzen, Alexander ; Görg, Holger ; Hine, Robert C.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2004

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/3306
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET