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Everything about Offshoring

Transnational relocation of operations

Offshoring is the relocation of a business process from one country to another—typically an operational process, such as manufacturing, or supporting processes, such as accounting. Usually this refers to a company business, although state governments may also employ offshoring. More recently, technical and administrative services have been offshored. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: OffshoringA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: How Do Restrictions on High-Skilled Immigration Affect Offshoring? Evidence from the H-1B ProgramInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Chukchi Sea oil & gas lease sale 126The most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Explaining Job Polarization: Routine-Biased Technological Change and OffshoringCited 1,606 times
  5. Go sideways: OutsourcingA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Low-cost country sourcingA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun The location of a business in another country for tax purposes or lowering production costs, as the labor.

Verb present participle and gerund of offshore

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