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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809155303321

Titolo

Offshoring of American jobs : what response from U.S. economic policy? / / Jagdish Bhagwati and Alan S. Blinder ; the Alvin Hansen Symposium on Public Policy, Harvard University ; edited and with an introduction by Benjamin M. Friedman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009

ISBN

0-262-25801-3

1-282-69427-8

9786612694271

0-262-25857-9

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 141 p

Collana

Alvin Hansen Symposium on Public Policy at Harvard University

Altri autori (Persone)

BhagwatiJagdish N. <1934->

BlinderAlan S

FriedmanBenjamin M

Disciplina

331.12/042

Soggetti

Offshore outsourcing - United States

Labor market - United States

Manpower policy - United States

Free trade - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Don't cry for free trade / Jagdish Bhagwati -- Offshoring : big deal, or business as usual? / Alan S. Blinder -- Comments / Richard B. Freeman, Douglas A. Irwin, Lori G. Kletzer, Robert Z. Lawrence -- Responses / Jagdish Bhagwati, Alan S. Blinder.

Sommario/riassunto

Two leading economists discuss a range of issues relating to the "offshoring" of American jobs, from free trade to unemployment levels.