International Outsourcing, Technological Change, and Wage Inequality

摘要: This paper analyzes the impact of international outsourcing on UK wage inequality during 1990s by applying mandated approach proposed Feenstra and Hanson (1999). The methodology is extended in order to obtain additional insight into relative importance factor sector bias technological change. results indicate that change predominant force behind increase inequality, but also contributed significantly. In explaining was slightly larger than its bias, while for much more important. two effects hinges crucially estimated rate productivity passthrough.