What Do We Know About Contracting Out in the United States? Evidence from Household and Establishment Surveys

A variety of evidence points to significant growth in domestic contracting out over the last two decades, yet the phenomenon is not well documented. In this paper, we pull together data from various sources to shed light on the extent of and trends in domestic outsourcing, the occupations in which it has grown, and the industries engaging in outsourcing for the employment services sector, which has been a particularly important area of domestic outsourcing. In addition, we examine evidence of contracting out of selected occupations to other sectors. We point to many gaps in our knowledge on trends in domestic outsourcing and its implications for employment patterns and to inconsistencies across data sets in the information that is available. We recommend steps to improve data in this area

Economic Effects of Media Concentration: Estimates from a Model of the Newspaper Firm.

By specifying and estimating a five-equation model of newspaper operations, this paper provides evidence useful for addressing several issues concerning media concentration. On the cost side, the results indicate that there exist significant scale economies in the production of circulation and space. On the other hand, the evidence suggests that chain newspapers can not produce output more efficiently than independents, all things equal. On the demand side, rival newspapers located in contiguous geographic markets appear to have an important competitive effect on the demand for circulation. However, broadcast stations do not seem to affect demand for newspaper advertising and circulation. Copyright 1990 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TERRORISM AND

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