Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Service Jobs And New Trade Theory

Excellent discussion by Mark Thoma on International Trade. Thoma discusses the New Trade Theory and uses data to show that jobs are insourced and outsourced as a result of trade. Additionally, the US is a net insourcer of service jobs.

Read the full discussion at http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2009/06/reinterpreting-the-blinder-numbers-in-the-light-of-new-trade-theory.html.

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