Offshoring, multinationals and labour market: A review of the empirical literature

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 197-249

  Crinò, Rosario ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Developed countries; Labour market; Multinational enterprises; Offshoring

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; LABOR MARKET; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; SKILLED LABOR; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EID: 62249192096     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2008.00561.x     Document Type: Review

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