Offshoring and Directed Technical Change

We study the implications of offshoring on innovation, technology, and wage inequality in a Ricardian model with directed technical change. Profit maximization determines both the extent of offshoring and the direction of technological progress. A fall in the offshoring cost induces technical change...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gancia, Gino, Zilibotti, Fabrizio, Acemoglu, K. Daron
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Format: Article
Published: American Economic Association 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113625
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0908-7491