Outsourcing: Bigger Than You Thought.

Part of a special section on strategies to create a high-wage economy for Americans. For the next generation of U.S. workers, the biggest challenge may not be lack of education, but öffshoring," or the movement of jobs overseas. The level of education required for a job is no longer crucial in whe...

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Publicado en:American Prospect Vol. 17; no. 11; pp. 44 - 47
Autor principal: Blinder, Alan S.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: American Prospect November 2006
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Sumario:Part of a special section on strategies to create a high-wage economy for Americans. For the next generation of U.S. workers, the biggest challenge may not be lack of education, but öffshoring," or the movement of jobs overseas. The level of education required for a job is no longer crucial in whether it can be moved offshore. Rather, there is now a distinction between services that require personal delivery and those that do not. This distinction is very different from—and appears unrelated to—the traditional distinction between jobs that do and do not demand high levels of education.