Une étude présentée sur VoxEu récemment parvient à des conclusions édifiantes qui détruisent beaucoup d’idées reçues sur les délocalisations. Selon les économistes qui en sont les auteurs, les entreprises qui délocalisent emploient plus de salariés en R&D, proposent plus régulièrement de nouveaux produits et investissent plus régulièrement dans des technologies de pointe …
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European offshoring mostly concerns factory jobs, but some worry that innovation will soon follow. This column shows that offshoring firms employ more people in R&D and design, introduce more frequently new products, and invest more frequently in advanced process technologies compared to non-offshoring firms. Concerns that offshoring may hurt innovation because of the lost links between production and product development are not supported by the evidence.
With respect to policy, the analysis does not confirm fears of a weakening of national competitiveness due to offshoring:
- Activities that add to the technological capabilities of firms and their ability to create competitive advantage – such as research and development, design or process innovation – are positively associated with a firm’s decision to offshore production activities.
- Concerns that offshoring may hurt innovation because of lost links between production and product development are not supported by the evidence.
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