Economics, Econometrics and Finance
4 years ago

Outsourcing services boosts productivity for exporters, not for domestic firms.

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
Productivity Effects of International Outsourcing: Evidence from Plant Level Data
Holger Görg, Aoife Hanley, Eric Strobl

Paper Summary

International outsourcing of services inputs positively impacts productivity for plants that export goods, regardless of ownership. However, there is no significant effect on productivity for firms not involved in exporting.

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