Outsourcing, occupational restructuring, and employee well-being: Is there a silver lining?

This paper explores the effects of outsourcing on employee well-being through the use of the Finnish linked employer-employee data. The direct negative effect of outsourcing is attributable to greater job destruction and worker outflow. In terms of perceived well-being, the winners in international outsourcing are those who are capable of performing interactive tasks (i.e., managers, professionals and experts), especially when offshoring involves closer connections to other developed countries.

JEL: J28, F23
Publication year: 2012
Pages: 32
Price: 10€
Language: English
Discussion Papers no. 1271

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