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Offshoring, outsourcing and the economic geography of Europe
Author(s) -
Merino Fernando
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
papers in regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.937
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1435-5957
pISSN - 1056-8190
DOI - 10.1111/pirs.12207
Subject(s) - relocation , outsourcing , offshoring , economic geography , globalization , business , appeal , attractiveness , economic globalization , economy , geography , economics , market economy , political science , marketing , computer science , law , programming language , psychology , psychoanalysis
Globalization has altered the appeal of each region to host economic activities. As firms are pushed to be more competitive, they develop outsourcing and relocation strategies, displacing some production activities to new emplacements. These changes have important impacts in some regions and are modifying the economic geography of Europe. This paper aims to present the impact that outsourcing and relocation strategies have across European regions and industries as well as to determine some of the characteristics of the more affected regions most affected.