tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post108792096199994320..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Who Wins and Who Loses as Jobs Move Overseas?Dr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-36279978888348817722008-05-06T22:10:00.000-06:002008-05-06T22:10:00.000-06:00Great addition.Great addition.Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-80733824294821516212008-03-28T13:59:00.000-06:002008-03-28T13:59:00.000-06:00Dr. Tufte said:"Lastly, did you ever hear of insou...Dr. Tufte said:<BR/><BR/>"Lastly, did you ever hear of insourcing? I didn't think so, most people haven't. It turns out that foreign companies ship more jobs to the U.S. than the other way around. If we limit our outsourcing, do you think their response will be helpful to us?"<BR/><BR/>This is something that I have actually researched a lot. I have found that the media says outsourcing is all Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334144632643811762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1088118523778262882004-06-24T17:08:00.000-06:002004-06-24T17:08:00.000-06:00There's a lot to comment on here.
Outsourcing (th...There's a lot to comment on here.<br /><br />Outsourcing (the employment of foreigners in foreign countries to do work previously done by Americans in America) is just another form of trade. Resources should be allocated where there is a comparative advantage. Micah and C-Dizzle both make this point.<br /><br />Now, people are always worried about how trade is going to make them poorer. Except Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.com