Journal Article
The extent and impact of outsourcing: evidence from Germany
Abstract: The authors use data from several sources, including plant-level data from the manufacturing sector in Germany, to expand the literature on outsourcing. They find that, in Germany, the extent of outsourcing among manufacturing industries is higher than among service industries and that the outsourcing intensity of these industries did not change much between 1995 and 2005. They also find a statistically significantly positive impact of industry-level outsourcing intensity on German plant-level labor produc- tivity for both 2000 and 2005. The estimated economic impact of outsourcing on plant-level productivity is also fairly significant.
Keywords: Contracting out; Labor market; Germany;
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Bibliographic Information
Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Part of Series: Review
Publication Date: 2012
Volume: 94
Issue: July