The Implications of Outsourcing IT Positions to Low Cost Countries

style=”text-align:justify;”>BACKGROUND: Off shoring – the transfer of high wage U.S. jobs to lower cost overseas locations especially in Banking Industry is enabled by improved communications technologies and driven by the desire of corporations to establish a business presence in potentially lucrative foreign markets as well as to take advantage of the lower costs of production and … Read more

U.S. Trade Policy and Declining Manufacturing: Where do we go from here?

U.S. Trade Policy and Declining Manufacturing: Where do we go from here? Paul Crist, August 14, 2010  The U.S. economy and the manufacturing sector in particular, face both short-term and long-term challenges.  There is debate about whether government can or should play a role in addressing those challenges, and if so, what are the fiscal, … Read more